Include two versions of jQuery on a page without affecting old plugins

javascript jquery drupal jquery-plugins drupal-theming

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Solution 1

Method #1: (recommended)

You could do something like this:

<script type='text/javascript' src='js/jquery_1.7.1.js'></script>   
<script type='text/javascript'>  
 // In case you wonder why we pass the "true" parameter,
 // here is the explanation:
 //   - When you use jQuery.noConflict(), it deletes
 //     the "$" global variable.
 //   - When you use jQuery.noConflict(true), it also
 //     deletes the "jQuery" global variable.
 var $jq = jQuery.noConflict(true);  
</script>  
<script type='text/javascript' src='js/jquery_1.2.1.js'></script>

And this way when you want something made with the new version of jquery instead of the $ use $jq.

$jq('.selector').on('click', function(){  
    //do something  
});

Method #2: (might break things on your site - not recommended)

In your template.php file:

<?php
function {theme_name}_preprocess(&$vars, $hook) {
if (arg(0) != 'admin' && $hook == "page") {
// Get an array of all JavaScripts that have been added
$javascript = drupal_add_js(NULL, NULL, 'header');

// Remove the original jQuery library
unset($javascript['core']['misc/jquery.js']);

// Add in our new jQuery library
// We do it this way to keep the includes in the same order
$core = array(
//Alternative jQuery
drupal_get_path('theme', '{theme_name}').'/js/libs/jquery-1.7.1.min.js' => array(
'cache' => TRUE,
'defer' => FALSE,
)
);

// Merge back into the array of core JavaScripts
$javascript['core'] = array_merge($javascript['core'], $core);

// Rerender the block of JavaScripts
$vars['scripts'] = drupal_get_js(NULL, $javascript);
}
}

Be sure to only do this on the frontend of your site. It can mess up admin toolbars if they are dependent on Drupal's version of jQuery.

Solution 2

The following script...

is completely backward compatible with pre-existing scripts
should have no side effects (except for obvious side effect of adding an additional JS download)
allows any versions of jQuery in any order -- you can have the "default" be an old version of jQuery and the "additional" be a newer version, or vice versa.

How to use 2 versions of jQuery on the same page

<!-- IMPORTANT: ORDER is vital. Do not change the order of the following. -->

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.2.min.js"></script>
<script>
    // Save original jQuery version to another variable
    var $Original = jQuery.noConflict(true);
</script>

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>
<script>
    // Save new jQuery version to another variable
    var $v1_11_0 = jQuery.noConflict(true);

    // Replace the original jquery version on $ and jQuery so pre-existing scripts don't break
    // No need to declare "var" here since the $ and jQuery still exist as "undefined"
    $ = $Original;
    jQuery = $Original;

    // Optional: Here I'm saving new jQuery version as a method of "$" -- it keeps it more organized (in my opinion)
    $.v1_11_0 = $v1_11_0;
</script>

See it in action here:

http://jsfiddle.net/dd94h/

Here's the entire HTML that you can drop in an html file to test

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>jQuery within jQuery</title>
    <style media="all" type="text/css">
        h1 span { font-weight: normal; }
    </style>

    <!-- IMPORTANT: ORDER is vital. Do not change the order of the following. -->

    <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.2.min.js"></script>
    <script>
        // Save original jQuery version to another variable
        var $Original = jQuery.noConflict(true);
    </script>

    <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>
    <script>
        // Save new jQuery version to another variable
        var $v1_11_0 = jQuery.noConflict(true);

        // Replace the original jquery version on $ and jQuery so pre-existing scripts don't break
        // No need to declare "var" here since the $ and jQuery still exist as "undefined"
        $ = $Original;
        jQuery = $Original;

        // Optional: Here I'm saving new jQuery version as a method of "$" -- it keeps it more organized (in my opinion)
        $.v1_11_0 = $v1_11_0;
    </script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Default jQuery: <span id="default-jquery">Loading...</span></h1>
<h1>Additional jQuery: <span id="additional-jquery">Loading...</span></h1>

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<script>
    // Continue to use "$" for the original jQuery version
    $( document ).ready(function(){
        $('#default-jquery').text($().jquery);
    });

    // Use $.v1_11_0(...) for the newly-added version
    $.v1_11_0( document ).ready(function(){
        $.v1_11_0('#additional-jquery').text($.v1_11_0().jquery);
    });
</script>
</body>
</html>

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Author by

gvm

Updated on June 04, 2022

Comments

gvm almost 2 years

Our drupal site runs with jQuery version 1.2.1 which we have not upgraded.

The problem is this:

We need to add a new plugin named jQuery Tokeninput, but it's working only in latest jQuery versions. We tried adding the latest jQuery version with old version, but it produces weird results.

My question is, how to include the latest jQuery file without affecting the old jQuery plugins?