jQuery is not defined in Wordpress, but my script is enqueued properly

Question

I am trying to load a separate javascript file mobile-menu.js to my Wordpress theme. When I look at the console, it says, \"jQuery is not defined.\" However, I know that I e

Answer 1

Wordpress ships with jQuery by default

// Adds jQuery
    add_action('init', 'childoftwentyeleven_down');

        function childoftwentyeleven_down() {

          // register your script location, dependencies and version
                wp_register_script('down',
                    get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/down.js',
                    array('jquery') );
           // enqueue the script
           wp_enqueue_script('down');

        }