Adding JavaScript to a sandboxed Visual Web Part seems to work best when using the following script inside the .ascx file: <script type="text/javascript"> SP.SOD.executeFunc("~sitecollection/_catalogs/siteassets/MyWebPart/MyWebPartScript.js", null, LoadMyScript); //the following two variables keep the page with the web part from freezing and becoming uneditable when in edit mode var inDesignMode = document.forms[MSOWebPartPageFormName].MSOLayout_InDesignMode.value; var wikiInEditMode = document.forms[MSOWebPartPageFormName]._wikiPageMode.value; if […]