How to change the href for a hyperlink using jQuery

Question

How can you change the href for a hyperlink using jQuery?

Answer 1

With jQuery 1.6 and above you should use:

$("a").prop("href", "http://www.jakcms.com")

The difference between prop and attr is that attr grabs the HTML attribute whereas prop grabs the DOM property.

You can find more details in this post: .prop() vs .attr()