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Asked: 2026-06-09T02:50:20+00:00

I am trying to get my plugin to recognize the element which it is

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I am trying to get my plugin to recognize the element which it is called from such as:

(function($) {
    $('#element').myPlugin({});
})($)

On a different page – 

(function($) {
    $.fn.myPlugin = function(settings) {
        var element = $(this);
        $.post('connection.php',{},
            function(output) {
                element.html(output);
            });
    }
})($)

But it for some reason is not working.. i am puzzled

HTML page:

<body>
    <div id="element">adsf</div>
</body>
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  1. Editorial Team

    I think what’s throwing you off is that this:

    (function($) {
    $('#element').myPlugin({});
})($)

    Is not the same as this:

    $(function(){
    $('#element').myPlugin({});
});

    So everything was working, but the DOM element didn’t exist yet as you expected it to.

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