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Asked: 2026-05-13T10:21:59+00:00

I know jQuery pretty well. This one is driving me nuts because it’s SO

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I know jQuery pretty well. This one is driving me nuts because it’s SO simple.

I have this in the <head>:

<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
    $(".delete_social").click(function() {
        return false;
    });
});
</script>

and in the body I have a series of links:

<a class="delete_social" href="save_page.php?delete_social=true">Delete</a>

But EVERY time I click those links, it takes me right ot that PHP page. Why isn’t jQuery intercepting the click? Any theories?

PS I’ve tried adding a simple alert() event to the click() function, with no change, and I’ve tried using “a.delete_social” in the jQuery $() call. Neither worked.

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  1. Editorial Team

    If these links are loaded in dynamically, you’ll need to use $.live() to control them:

    $(".delete_social").live("click", function(e){
  e.preventDefault();
  // do stuff
});

    $.live() causes dynamically-added elements to adhere to previously-declared rules.

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