Error in admin Post Fields page - TypeError: jQuery(...).live is not a function

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Problem: I am seeing JavaScript errors in the console like "TypeError: jQuery(...).live is not a function" and "TypeError: e is undefined."

Solution: Make sure parent theme, as well as all plugins, are up-to-date. Resolve any custom JavaScript code errors in custom theme.

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Last updated by rachelW 6 years, 10 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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June 21, 2017 at 10:03 am #539565

rachelW

I am trying to: edit post fields

My client is having problems inputting a date in the custom post field I have created, so I have gone to the post fields editing page and I get a jquery error "TypeError: jQuery(...).live is not a function". I cannot expand the post fields to edit any settings - javascript seems to have broken completely on this page! On the edit post page I get the same error plus "TypeError: e is undefined" - the date field is greyed out and cannot be typed in either.

I am running a child theme of twentyfourteen. This has only happened recently - it used to work. Could it be something to do with the updates not working with the older theme? If so how do I resolve this? I can't mess about too much with the site as it is a live site!

Thanks

June 21, 2017 at 1:54 pm #539701

Christian Cox

Hi, this is unusual. Let's try the following steps:
- Make sure your parent Twenty Fourteen theme is up-to-date. Version 2.0 is the latest, I believe.
- Make sure your Toolset plugins are all up-to-date.
- Temporarily disable all non-Toolset plugins and switch to the parent Twenty Fourteen theme. Retest. If the problem is resolved, enable your theme and plugins one at a time until the conflict is revealed.
- Clear your browser cache, log out, and log back in to the wp-admin area. Retest.
- Try a different browser. For example, Chrome or Firefox.

Let me know the results of these tests and we'll go from there.

June 23, 2017 at 9:32 am #540440

rachelW

Thank you - it is resolved! I needed to update the theme's functions file.

Thanks again

Rachel

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