jQuery on IE8, error: Object doesn't support this property or method

Question

I have jQuery for a WordPress theme I\'m building. I\'ve given up for now on testing IE6 and IE7 (layouting hell), and now I\'m testing it using IE8. Every time I click on a

Answer 1

I just came upon the same problem. Instead of altering jQuery (yes, I realize it's a decent patch in the short term), contact the author of the Wordpress plugin/theme or Wordpress themselves if necessary. They can fix the problem by using string values instead of numeric values when they call .animate() or other effects. For example:

$(this).animate({opacity:0.5},500);

Should be:

$(this).animate({opacity:"0.5"},"500");

In reality, jQuery should address the problem to remain cross-browser, but in the meantime it's a solution.