Search function not working – Javascript TypeError: “x” is not a function

  • Resolved missmoffat

    (@missmoffat)


    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hello

    I have installed the Ivory Search plugin and it works on every page except the home page. When I click on the search icon, the link simply doesn’t work.
    If I deactivate the old slider plugin on this page, the search plugin does then work, so I have been told this may be a conflict with loading an old JQuery library. Unfortunately I don’t know enough about JQuery or Javascript to know how to resolve this.
    I did look at the Firefox developer console and got a couple of errors up saying ‘TypeError: $(…).on is not a function’.
    The site is using the latest version of WordPress but both the theme and the slider plugin are fairly old now.
    Any suggestions of things I could try very appreciated.

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Developing with WordPress topic

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    The site is using the latest version of WordPress but both the theme and the slider plugin are fairly old now.

    To rule out a plugin/theme conflict, try:
    – deactivating ALL (yes all) plugins temporarily to see if this resolves the problem (plugin functions can interfere). If this works, re-activate them individually (one-by-one) to find the problematic plugin(s).
    – switching to the unedited default Theme (Twenty Twenty, etc.) for a moment using the WP dashboard to rule out any theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins).

    Thread Starter missmoffat

    (@missmoffat)

    Many thanks for your advice @t-p
    I’ve concluded that the slider plugin is too old and this is causing the problem.
    Appreciate you taking the time to reply.
    All the best.

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    You are welcome ??

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