When using parameters from the URL, it should always be sanitized before using it in your javascript. Using jQuery you can easily do: var safeString = $(“<span></span>”).text(unsafeString).html(); Using plain javascript: var entityMap = { “&”: “&”, “<“: “<”, “>”: “>”,…
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Tag: jquery
Bootstrap Tab linking
If you use Bootstrap (v3.x) you would see that clicking on a tab does add anything to the url so if you were to refresh, you wouldn’t go back to the tab you are on. The post below says to…
Google CDN
A lot of scripts and even styles can be retrieved from google’s cdn. Save yourself some time, save your server some time, and save your visitors some time. jQuery UI themes: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/820412/downloading-jquery-css-from-googles-cdn Scripts in WordPress: Use the Use Google Libraries…
Fancybox not working after second click
Problem Setting up fancybox 1.3.4 with inline content doesn’t work when clicking on the link twice. Solution The problem I think is with the upgraded version of jQuery. If using jQuery 1.4 like the example, it should work fine. But…
Fancybox and Datepicker Error
Problem Using fancybox and datepicker I got an “a is undefined” javascript error. I added datepicker to the fancybox by using the following code: This caused the datepicker to show up correctly, but when selecting a date it closed…
WordPress 3.6 update caveats
The main problem in updating WordPress is the version of jQuery that is used is also updated. jQuery is updated from version 1.8.3 to version 1.10.2. Below is a record of what I’v gone through. It’ll grow as I…
IE Doesn’t see padding on hover
Problem Internet Explorer 8 (I no longer even look at IE 7) seems to not be able to see the padding on an anchor tag within a ul > li > a structure. Using jQuery I have a hover…
jQuery – When to use return false or preventDefault
Ran into a great article that explains the differences between return false, preventDefault and stopPropagation. Here’s a summary: return false does both preventDefault and stopProgagation preventDefault just stops the browser default event. stopPropagation stops bubbling. In most cases you would…
Fade in, fade out not smooth in jQuery
Problem: I had a large banner with multiple layers and animation going on. I was trying to fade out a 1000px+ by 400px or so image along with other moving objects. In addition to that the image had some transparency…
jQuery Legacy Versions
jQuery is a great javascript library that I have beeen using for a while now. The problem with using it for a long time is that websites get out of date and when you want to add a cool new…
