jQuery fix for “Uncaught TypeError: $ is not a function” error [duplicate]

Answer 1

Use the following statement in a JS file.

jQuery(document).ready(function($){

// jQuery code is in here

});

After declaring the above statement you will be able to use $ sign.

Answer 2

I think the issue was because the external javascript was loaded first before the jquery was loaded. To solve this use requirejs, follow this link for the usage http://requirejs.org/docs/api.html

Answer 3

It was using an old version of jQuery.

I updated the version and this resolved the issue for me.

Woop!