Uncaught ReferenceError jQuery is not defined

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I have implemented some JavaScript on my site but I keep getting the following error messages       Uncaught ReferenceError  jQuery is not defined    and      Uncaught SyntaxError  Unexpected token  lt    This is the JavaScript that I am using in the header php        lt script type  text javascript  src   test wp-content themes child script jquery jcarousel min js  gt  lt  script gt       lt script type  text javascript  src   test wp-content themes child script jquery scrollTo js  gt  lt  script gt       lt script type  text javascript  src   test wp-content themes child script jquery backgroundPosition js  gt  lt  script gt       lt script type  text javascript  src   test wp-content themes child script scripts js  gt  lt  script gt       lt script type  text javascript  src   test wp-content themes child script jquery cycle lite js  gt  lt  script gt       lt script type  text javascript  src   test wp-content themes child script jquery accordian js  gt  lt  script gt        lt script type  text javascript  gt          jQuery document  ready function                  jQuery   contentGallery   cycle                   fx   fade     choose your transition type  ex  fade  scrollUp  shuffle  etc                                     lt  script gt   lt  head gt    lt body  lt  php body class      gt  gt   lt div id  page  class  hfeed  gt       lt header id  branding  role  banner  gt               lt hgroup gt                   lt h1 id  site-title  gt  lt span gt  lt a href   lt  php echo esc url  home url             gt   title   lt  php echo esc attr  get bloginfo   name    display         gt   rel  home  gt  lt  php bloginfo   name       gt  lt  a gt  lt  span gt  lt  h1 gt                   lt h2 id  site-description  gt  lt  php bloginfo   description       gt  lt  h2 gt               lt  hgroup gt                lt  php                    Check to see if the header image has been removed                  header image   get header image                    if     empty   header image                     gt               lt a href   lt  php echo esc url  home url             gt   gt                   lt  php                        The header image                        Check if this is a post or page  if it has a thumbnail  and if it s a big one                     if   is singular    amp  amp                              has post thumbnail   post- gt ID    amp  amp                                    src   width   height     image   wp get attachment image src  get post thumbnail id   post- gt ID    array  HEADER IMAGE WIDTH  HEADER IMAGE WIDTH        amp  amp                               image 1   gt   HEADER IMAGE WIDTH                                Houston  we have a new header image                          echo get the post thumbnail   post- gt ID   post-thumbnail                         else     gt                       lt img src   lt  php header image      gt   width   lt  php echo HEADER IMAGE WIDTH    gt   height   lt  php echo HEADER IMAGE HEIGHT    gt   alt      gt                   lt  php endif     end check for featured image or standard header   gt               lt  a gt               lt  php endif     end check for removed header image   gt                lt nav id  access  role  navigation  gt    lt div id  nav  gt               lt ul gt                   lt li class  end  gt  lt a href   contact  id  navContact  class  goto contact  gt  lt  a gt  lt  li gt                   lt li gt  lt a href   context  id  navContext  class  goto context  gt  lt  a gt  lt  li gt                   lt li gt  lt a href   artScience  id  navArtScience  class  goto artScience  gt  lt  a gt  lt  li gt                   lt li gt  lt a href   home  id  navHome  class  goto home  gt  lt  a gt  lt  li gt               lt  ul gt               lt div class  clear  gt               lt  div gt           lt  div gt           lt div id  navPointer  gt               lt div id  controlContainer  gt                   lt div id  pointer  gt                   lt  div gt               lt  div gt           lt  div gt       lt  div gt       lt div id  contentHolder  gt           lt div id  contentGallery  gt               lt img src  Images Gallery london jpg  width  1200  height  550  alt  London    gt               lt img src  Images Gallery singapore jpg  style  display  none   width  1200  height  550                  alt  Singapore    gt               lt img src  Images Gallery geneva jpg  style  display  none   width  1200  height  550                  alt  Geneva    gt           lt  div gt           lt div id  contentShadow  gt           lt  div gt           lt div id  content  gt               lt div id  contentScroller  gt                   lt div id  home  class  page  gt                       lt div class  homeContent  gt                           lt span class  homeHeaderText  gt GMR lt  span gt                           lt div class  clear  gt                           lt  div gt                           lt div class  homePageText  gt                               lt p gt  very long text 1                              lt  p gt                           lt  div gt                       lt  div gt                   lt  div gt                   lt div id  artScience  class  page  gt                       lt div class  pageContent  gt                           lt div id  artSciencePage  gt                               lt span class  headerText  gt About Us lt  span gt                               lt div class  pageText  gt                                   lt p gt                                      Insert text here                                    lt  p gt                               lt  div gt                               lt table border  0  cellpadding  0  cellspacing  0  class  linkTable  gt                                   lt tr gt                                       lt td valign  middle  height  100   gt                                           lt a href     id  theArtLnk  class  largeArrow  gt The Art lt  a gt                                       lt  td gt                                       lt td valign  middle  height  100   gt                                           lt a href     id  theScienceLnk  class  largeArrow  gt The Science lt  a gt                                       lt  td gt                                   lt  tr gt                               lt  table gt                           lt  div gt                           lt div id  theArtPage  class  closed  gt                               lt span class  headerText  gt The Art lt  span gt                               lt div class  pageText  gt                                   lt a href     class  acc trigger  gt Sensitivity lt  a gt                                   lt div class  acc container  gt                                       lt p gt very long text 2 lt  p gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt div class  seperator  gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt a href     class  acc trigger  gt Creativity lt  a gt                                   lt div class  acc container  gt                                       lt p gt very long text 3 lt  p gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt div class  seperator  gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt a href     class  acc trigger  gt Intuition lt  a gt                                   lt div class  acc container  gt                                       lt p gt very long text 4 lt  p gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt div class  seperator  gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt a href     class  acc trigger  gt Judgment lt  a gt                                   lt div class  acc container  gt                                       lt p gt very long text 5 lt  p gt                                   lt  div gt                               lt  div gt                               lt a href     id  artToScienceLnk  class  largeArrow  gt The Science lt  a gt                           lt  div gt                           lt div id  theSciencePage  class  closed  gt                               lt span class  headerText  gt The Science lt  span gt                               lt div class  pageText  gt                                   lt a href     class  acc trigger 2  gt Methodology lt  a gt                                   lt div class  acc container 2  gt                                       lt p gt very long text 6 lt  p gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt div class  seperator  gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt a href     class  acc trigger 2  gt Research lt  a gt                                   lt div class  acc container 2  gt                                       lt p gt very long text 7 lt  p gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt div class  seperator  gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt a href     class  acc trigger 2  gt Team Approach lt  a gt                                   lt div class  acc container 2  gt                                       lt p gt very long text 8 lt  p gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt div class  seperator  gt                                   lt  div gt                                   lt a href     class  acc trigger 2  gt Sharing Information lt  a gt                                   lt div class  acc container 2  gt                                       lt p gt very long text 9 lt  p gt                                   lt  div gt                               lt  div gt                               lt a href     id  scienceToArtLnk  class  largeArrow  gt The Art lt  a gt                           lt  div gt                       lt  div gt                   lt  div gt                   lt div id  context  class  page  gt                       lt div class  pageContent  gt                           lt span class  headerText  gt Expertise lt  span gt                           lt div class  pageText  gt                               lt a class  acc trigger 3  href     gt Expertise lt  a gt                               lt div class  acc container  gt                                   lt p gt very long text 10 lt  p gt                               lt  div gt                               lt div class  seperator  gt                               lt  div gt                               lt a class  acc trigger 3  href     gt Business Context lt  a gt                               lt div class  acc container  gt                                   lt p gt very long text 11 lt  p gt                               lt  div gt                               lt div class  seperator  gt                               lt  div gt                               lt a class  acc trigger 3  href     gt Cultural Context lt  a gt                               lt div class  acc container  gt                                   lt p gt very long text 12 lt  p gt                               lt  div gt                               lt div class  seperator  gt                               lt  div gt                               lt a class  acc trigger 3  href     gt Candidate Context lt  a gt                               lt div class  acc container  gt                                   lt p gt very long text 13 lt  p gt                               lt  div gt                               lt div class  seperator  gt                               lt  div gt                               lt a class  acc trigger 3  href     gt Financial Context lt  a gt                               lt div class  acc container  gt                                   lt p gt very long text 14 lt  p gt                               lt  div gt                               lt div class  seperator  gt                               lt  div gt                               lt a class  acc trigger 3  href     gt Service Context  lt  a gt                               lt div class  acc container  gt                                   lt p gt very long text 15 lt  p gt                               lt  div gt                           lt  div gt                       lt  div gt                   lt  div gt                   lt div id  contact  class  page  gt                       lt div class  pageContent  gt                           lt span class  headerText  gt Contact lt  span gt                           lt div class  pageText  gt                               lt h2 gt                                  Tel   44 0 1234 567 890 lt  h2 gt                               lt h3 gt                                  Email   lt a href  mailto info info  gt info info lt  a gt  lt  h3 gt                           lt  div gt                       lt  div gt                   lt  div gt               lt  div gt           lt  div gt                    lt h3 class  assistive-text  gt  lt  php  e   Main menu    twentyeleven       gt  lt  h3 gt                   lt  php     Allow screen readers   text browsers to skip the navigation menu and get right to the good stuff       gt                   lt div class  skip-link  gt  lt a class  assistive-text  href   content  title   lt  php esc attr e   Skip to primary content    twentyeleven       gt   gt  lt  php  e   Skip to primary content    twentyeleven       gt  lt  a gt  lt  div gt                   lt div class  skip-link  gt  lt a class  assistive-text  href   secondary  title   lt  php esc attr e   Skip to secondary content    twentyeleven       gt   gt  lt  php  e   Skip to secondary content    twentyeleven       gt  lt  a gt  lt  div gt                   lt  php    Our navigation menu   If one isn t filled out  wp nav menu falls back to wp page menu  The menu assiged to the primary position is the one used  If none is assigned  the menu with the lowest ID is used       gt                lt  nav gt  lt  --  access -- gt       lt  header gt  lt  --  branding -- gt    This is the code I am using in the footer php    lt div id  footerNav  gt       lt ul gt           lt li class  start  gt  lt a href   home  class  goto home  gt Home lt  a gt  lt  li gt           lt li gt  lt a href   artScience  class  goto artScience  gt About Us lt  a gt  lt  li gt           lt li gt  lt a href   context  class  goto context  gt Approach lt  a gt  lt  li gt           lt li gt  lt a href   contact  class  goto contact  gt Expertise lt  a gt  lt  li gt       lt  ul gt   lt  div gt

User · Answer

In my case  the error occurred because I was using the wrong version of jquery    lt script src  http   code jquery com jquery-migrate-1 2 1 min js  gt  lt  script gt    I changed it to    lt script src  http   code jquery com jquery-1 11 3 min js  gt  lt  script gt

User · Answer

you need to put it after wp head    Because that loads your jQuery and you need to load jQuery first and then your js

User · Answer

For one  you don t seem to be including jQuery itself in the header but only a bunch of plugins  As for the   lt   error  it s impossible to tell without seeing the generated HTML

User · Answer

jQuery needs to be the first script you import   The first script on your page   lt script type  text javascript  src   test wp-content themes child script jquery jcarousel min js  gt  lt  script gt    appears to be a jQuery plugin  which is likely generating an error since jQuery hasn t been loaded on the page yet

User · Answer

set this jquery min js  script src  http   code jquery com jquery-1 10 1 min js    in wp-admin admin-header php

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