Title: jQuery(…).pointer is not a function
Last modified: May 17, 2019

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# jQuery(…).pointer is not a function

 *  Resolved [JohnS0N](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johns0n/)
 * (@johns0n)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-pointer-is-not-a-function/)
 * I get this error on the developer console inside the wordpress dashboard admin
   > plugins. And I am unable to deactivate swift cache because of this. And other
   plugins as well, but sometimes it works. I can randomly deactivate/activate other
   plugins… meaning sometimes I can activate/deactivate them, sometimes not and 
   I need to click a hundred times or refresh the page and at some point it may 
   or may not work. However, I can never disable swift cache itself.
 * The only way I was able to disable cache is with “wp plugin deactivate swift-
   performance-lite” with ssh.
 * When I have disabled swift cache with the above command, I could then normally
   activate/deactivate other plugins as well.

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Fred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredawd/)
 * (@fredawd)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-pointer-is-not-a-function/#post-11546441)
 * Most likely it is caused by a plugin conflict.
 * Did you set some exclusions/rules in Plugin Organizer? If so, if you remove them,
   does that solve your issue?
 * If not, this [article](https://swteplugins.com/docs/how-to-check-for-plugin-conflicts/)
   may be helpful.
 *  Thread Starter [JohnS0N](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johns0n/)
 * (@johns0n)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-pointer-is-not-a-function/#post-11547355)
 * Thanks for the quick response. I have deleted the settings I had in the plugin
   organizer module and indeed this solves the issue. It seems it’s better if I 
   don’t use this module at all.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Fred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredawd/)
 * (@fredawd)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-pointer-is-not-a-function/#post-11547559)
 * Enabling or disabling plugins can have catastrophic affects on your site. It 
   can cause issues with plugins and can render your site inaccessible. In our documentation
   we have a general warning, but it might a good idea to add this also in Swift
   Plugin Organizer itself. Thanks for letting us know.
 *  [pzdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pzdev/)
 * (@pzdev)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-pointer-is-not-a-function/#post-11902200)
 * Hello,
 * I am experiencing this Problem too, i do not exclude a Plugin Action in Swift.
   
   The Page you posted lands on 404 by now. My backend is partially broken because
   of that. Please look into it.
 * Thank you.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Fred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredawd/)
 * (@fredawd)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-pointer-is-not-a-function/#post-11902225)
 * The correct link is
    [https://swiftperformance.io/documentation/how-to-check-for-plugin-conflicts/](https://swiftperformance.io/documentation/how-to-check-for-plugin-conflicts/)
 *  [pzdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pzdev/)
 * (@pzdev)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-pointer-is-not-a-function/#post-11902304)
 * I deactivated all plugins, except swift, and the error still occurs.
    I’m using
   jQuery + migrate / 1.4.1 The error appears under the “Show tooltips” comment 
   in scripts.js at line 713.
 *  [pzdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pzdev/)
 * (@pzdev)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jquery-pointer-is-not-a-function/#post-11902392)
 * I tried to block the script from loading, and the problems i have with another
   plugin still occur, so the erroring script doesnt seem to be the cause to this.
   
   Yet you should probably still fix it or make this more robust.

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