[Plugin: Q and A – FAQ Plugin] jQuery effect not working on Q and A

Hi David,
Your page is loading multiple copies of the jQuery script, which will break any jQuery code on the page. It looks like one version is hard-coded into the theme (<script src=”https://www.rahrer.com/wp-content/themes/Teknium/js/jquery-1.2.6.js&#8221; type=”text/javascript”></script> ), so just comment that out in your source and you should be fine.

Dalton

Thanks for the prompt reply. That seemed reasonable but I’ve commented out the extra code (used for a slideshow on the main page of the theme) and Q and A still doesn’t work. Have you any other suggestions? It does work when I switch to the default theme that comes with WP so I’m sure it’s in the theme, but after going over it tonight I’m still confused.

Thanks again.

Aha – it looks like your theme is missing the wp_footer() function in footer.php. Take a look in the default theme’s footer.php for an example of where it should go – just before the </body> tag. That should do the trick.

Cheers,
Dalton

Excellent! It works perfectly now. I will make sure to tip you with the first money in my Paypal account.

Thanks!
David

Glad that worked! That problem would have cropped up sooner or later – scripts are called at the bottom of the page all the time. Good luck with the new site!

Dalton

Hi Dalton,

I’m having the same problem as David; everything working except for the jQuery effects. I am using jQuery for other parts of the site but even when I comment that out, the effects don’t work. The page is here: https://s103824.gridserver.com/filmoxford/faq

I’ve also made sure to add wp_footer() in footer.php but still no luck.

Would appreciate any insights.
Thanks,
Ash

Hi Ash,
You’re still missing the script in the footer. When it’s working you’ll see

<script type='text/javascript' src='https://yoursite.com/plugins/q-and-a/js/qa.js?ver=0.1.4'></script>

at the bottom of your source.

Are you sure footer.php is being called? Your template needs to have the get_footer() function in there somewhere, which calls footer.php, which then loads the wp_footer() function at the end. Make sense?

Dalton

Yes, I call get_footer() from my custom page template and then wp_footer() from my footer.php. I’ve just tried echoing some text just before and after I call wp_footer() in footer.php and the echos output correctly.

Not sure why wp_footer() isn’t actually doing anything despite being called. Looks like someone else has the problem.

Anyway, thanks for the tip on the script to look out for. I’ve now added

<script type='text/javascript' src='https://yoursite.com/plugins/q-and-a/js/qa.js?ver=0.1.4'></script>

in footer.php (just before </body>) and it seems to have done the trick. Am I ok using it in that way or would this cause other problems with the plugin?

Thanks again,
Ash

Adding it manually should work! I don’t think there’s any problem unless your wp_footer function starts working again and then you’ll have it loading twice.

Actually it would be good to troubleshoot that problem, a lot of plugins rely on that function. Does it work when you’re using the default twentyten theme?

Great, think I’ll leave it at that for now and keep an eye out for it when updating wordpress in future.

Yes, oddly enough, it works just fine with the twentyten theme.

Just found the cause of my issues. I needed to call <?php wp_head() ?> in my header.php. Works brilliantly now. ??

Aha! That’s good to know! I will keep that in mind if it ever comes up again. Glad all working now.

Dalton

Hi Dalton

I’m wanting to use your plugin, but I am having trouble using it properly

I created two faqs and added the tag [qa] on my page, the result was as follows https://www.datasun.com.br/faqtest/

I wish the answers stay hidden in the same example as I do that?

Graciously

Hi Dalton

I’m wanting to use your plugin, but I am having trouble using it properly

I created two faqs and added the tag [qa] on my page, the result was as follows https://www.datasun.com.br/faqtest/

I wish the answers stay hidden in the same example as I do that?

Graciously

Brunorota – Your minify script is confusing the javascript, you may want to try disabling that and see if it fixes the problem.