Activation of plugin breaks site

  • Resolved vroomba

    (@vroomba)


    13 years, 6 months ago

    Hello Tobias,

    First of all, let me says thanks for all your hard work on this amazing plugin! I’m having an issue w/ a new site (I purchased the theme from Themeforest called “Crea WP” and it’s working great until I activate WP Table Reloaded. I’m guessing it’s a simple javascript conflict but am not experienced enough to track that down. I have a table built for the “Resume” page and I’m wondering if you could take a look at the site and tell me if you see anything or have any advice on how I can keep using your plugin with this theme?

    Here’s a link to the site: https://www.bonniedegrood.com

    Thanks very much for your time and have a great day!

    Jess

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  • Plugin Author Tobias B?thge

    (@tobiasbg)

    Hi Jess,

    thanks for your post, and sorry that you experience this kind of trouble.

    I just had a look at your site, and using a debug tool, I found a JavaScript problem.

    My assumption is that this problem is the result of the jQuery JavaScript library being loaded twice.

    WordPress by default ships with usually the latest version of jQuery, which is also the one that WP-Table Reloaded uses for the advanced features, like table sorting and so on.
    Now, your theme also loads its own copy of the jQuery library, however in an older version. This causes trouble here, as the older and the current version are now loaded, so that some scripts get broken.

    The best way to fix this is to contact the theme’s developers, and have them fix the inclusion of jQuery. They should not load their own version of the library, but simply use the version that ships with WordPress already.

    A temporary workaround could be this: You can deactivate the inclusion of the DataTables JavaScript library in WP-Table Reloaded, by unchecking the corresponding checkbox on the “Plugin Options” screen. After that, WP-Table Reloaded will no longer offer the sorting/pagination/search features when the table is viewed, but at the same time, your site should work again.

    Again, the proper way is to fix this in the theme, as you will otherwise stumble across this again if you activate another plugin that uses the jQuery library.

    Best wishes,
    Tobias

    Thread Starter vroomba

    (@vroomba)

    Thanks very much for the incredibly speedy response and that makes total sense. Your “temporary workaround” worked great and the site came right back up. I agree with you though and I will contact the developers of the site about fixing the inclusion of jQuery.

    Thanks again very much for your time and dedication to this great plugin.

    Jess

    Plugin Author Tobias B?thge

    (@tobiasbg)

    Hi Jess,

    no problem, you are very welcome! ??
    Great, that this workaround fixes this so easily for now!

    Best wishes,
    Tobias

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