Title: jQuery in WordPress Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # jQuery in WordPress * [Philljc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philljc/) * (@philljc) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-in-wordpress-1/) * I’m trying to put some simple jQuery code into the WordPress header (usually just use CSS) but no matter what I try I cannot seem to get it to work. The code is: * ``` ``` * Not much at all. It works fine in a HTML page. I have done a little reading from the WordPress codex and a few other sources and have tried a few things. Replacing‘ $’ with ‘jquery’, using ‘’ and so on – but it still won’t trigger. * Does anyone have any real knowledge of this? I just need to know where to put what specifically in relation to the code I have as what some tutorials are saying do not really make sense to me. * Thanks Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [DigitalSquid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twelvefootsnowman/) * (@twelvefootsnowman) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-in-wordpress-1/#post-1618516) * It doesn’t really mater where you put the code, it should work anywhere. Most people either put all their scripts in the tag or at the end of the tag (depending if they want their scripts to load before page content does). * Are you sure the link to the jQuery source code is correct? * You could even post a link to your page as it’s easier for people to help when they can see the code in action. * [spherical](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spherical/) * (@spherical) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-in-wordpress-1/#post-1618522) * jQuery would have to be loaded for .animate to work. *May* not make a difference but the line I use in the theme functions.php is: `` single quotes around jquery. * As a debugging step, you might try specifically loading jquery in header.php. Use the Web Developer toolbar in Firefox to look at the JS libraries that are/ aren’t loaded. * Also, I just had a go-round myself getting something to work and found that the theme footer.php was missing: `` * were missing, too, so the page wasn’t closed properly. Once those were in place, everything worked. * Thread Starter [Philljc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philljc/) * (@philljc) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-in-wordpress-1/#post-1618550) * Yay! That fixed it, awesome! * Thank you! Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘jQuery in WordPress’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Philljc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philljc/) * Last activity: [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-in-wordpress-1/#post-1618550) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics