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WordPress WordPress Theme Development Building Out WordPress Navigation The wp_nav_menu Function

Posted by Travis Martin
Travis Martin
2,202 Points

I corrected the foundation.min.js, Console reads: Uncaught TypeError: undefined is not a function, app.js?ver=4.0.1:1

I corrected the foundation.min.js and clicked the menu icon. The console reads: Uncaught TypeError: undefined is not a function, app.js?ver=4.0.1:1.

The red x won't happen. I hope that this is an easy one. I checked the theme files and my functions.php and app.js look to be ok.

please help. thanks.

James Pask
James Pask
13,600 Points

I am getting this too. I've done as Ryan suggested and amended the app.js file so it is coded like this:

(function($) {

$( ".nav-toggle" ).click(function() {
$(this).toggleClass("open");
$("nav").fadeToggle(100);

  return false;
});

}) (jQuery);

When I click on the menu button still nothing happens. The console shows this:

GET http://nikkomsgchannel/e?001900560059005200410047006a0054002c00570059005000…5a005d0059005b0062005000580045005b000d00580058005f005f005a0059002d005a005b VM2158:63 rapport_nikko_send_focus_eventVM2158:73 rapport_nikko_on_focus VM2158:50 GET http://nikkomsgchannel/e?001900560059005200410047006a0054002c00570059005000…5a005c005b00280010005100580044005d000b005f005d005f005e0058002a005f005b005b VM2158:50 rapport_nikko_on_blur

Any ideas on how to fix please?

1 Answer

Ryan Duchene
Ryan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 Points

I'm going to take a guess and assume that you're dealing with WordPress' noConflict rule. As you know, jQuery runs using the $ object, but WordPress removes that object to avoid conflicts with other JavaScript libraries. You can still access it through the jQuery object; the $ variable and jQuery variable are one and the same.

What I usually do is make an anonymous function that is immediately called and then passed jQuery under the $ alias. In simpler words, try wrapping your JavaScript with this code:

(function($) {

  // your code here

})(jQuery);
Travis Martin
Travis Martin
2,202 Points

Thank you! Great explanation. I must have missed that step.