Title: Uncaught TypeError: $(…).selectable is not a function
Last modified: July 27, 2017

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# Uncaught TypeError: $(…).selectable is not a function

 *  Resolved [mattwiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattwiz/)
 * (@mattwiz)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-typeerror-selectable-is-not-a-function/)
 * I am getting the following error on a fresh WP install using the default twentysixteen
   theme with no plugins active other than URE. Any help would be appreciated.
 *     ```
       Uncaught TypeError: $(...).selectable is not a function
           at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (ure-js.js?ver=4.8:140)
           at i (load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8:2)
           at Object.fireWith [as resolveWith] (load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8:2)
           at Function.ready (load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8:2)
           at HTMLDocument.K (load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8:2)
       ```
   
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by [mattwiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattwiz/).
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by [bdbrown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bdbrown/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-typeerror-selectable-is-not-a-function/#post-9356600)
 * Are there any other JavaScript error messages at browser JavaScript console before
   this error message?
 *  Thread Starter [mattwiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattwiz/)
 * (@mattwiz)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-typeerror-selectable-is-not-a-function/#post-9357556)
 * No sir there is not. Everything is functioning 100% until I hit the button in
   the pop-up to save my changes and then I get a blank screen and the error.
 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-typeerror-selectable-is-not-a-function/#post-9357822)
 * I can not reproduce this error. Fresh installed WordPress 4.8. 2016 theme activated.
   The only active plugin – User Role Editor. I modified a role – turned ON a capability,
   then click update, confirmed, and got an updated role as usual without JavaScript
   error.
 * Error message is related to jQuery UI problem. It’s not loaded for some reason.
   
   If you open a browser page source at Users->User Role Editor, will you see this
   code:
 *     ```
       <script type='text/javascript' src='http://yourdomain/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5B%5D=hoverIntent,common,admin-bar,svg-painter,heartbeat,wp-auth-check,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-resiz&load%5B%5D=able,jquery-ui-draggable,jquery-ui-button,jquery-ui-position,jquery-ui-dialog,jquery-ui-selectable&ver=4.8'></script>
       ```
   
 * ‘jquery-ui-selectable’ is important.
 *  Thread Starter [mattwiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattwiz/)
 * (@mattwiz)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-typeerror-selectable-is-not-a-function/#post-9358290)
 * All it shows is this:
    `<script type='text/javascript' src='http://mydomain/wp-
   admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5B%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8'
   ></script>`
 * Looks like it’s not loading a bunch of things. It seems to be doing that on every
   admin page. If you have any idea what might cause this, I’m all ears. Otherwise,
   I’ll mark this as resolved and search for the answer elsewhere on the web. Thanks
   for the help so far!!!
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by [mattwiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattwiz/).
 *  Thread Starter [mattwiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattwiz/)
 * (@mattwiz)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-typeerror-selectable-is-not-a-function/#post-9358342)
 * Update:
 * I got the remaining scripts enqueued. Now it shows:
    `<script type='text/javascript'
   src='http://mydomain/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5B%5D=hoverIntent,common,
   admin-bar,svg-painter,heartbeat,wp-auth-check,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,
   jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-sorta&load%5B%5D=ble,jquery-ui-draggable,jquery-ui-
   droppable,jquery-ui-selectable,jquery-ui-position&ver=4.8'></script>`
 * However, I am still getting the error.
 * Update 2:
 * I went into the Plugin code and set all of the JS to load in the footer instead
   and that fixed the JS error. However, upon saving – the page went blank and the
   update still did not save.
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by [mattwiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattwiz/).
 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-typeerror-selectable-is-not-a-function/#post-9359089)
 * Try another browser. I test URE with Google Chrome and Mozilla FireFox. If it
   will not help, I have no idea what may be going wrong. It’s difficult to catch
   if you can not repeat it at your own environment.
 * Blank page may be related to a server side PHP fatal error. Look at the server
   logs.
 *  Thread Starter [mattwiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattwiz/)
 * (@mattwiz)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-typeerror-selectable-is-not-a-function/#post-9367301)
 * Thanks for the tip! I was able to get everything resolved!
 * For someone who is having the same issue and finding this via search engine, 
   PHP7 was missing some packages that needed to be installed manually. If you are
   getting the following in your server logs, just run the commands below and you
   should be all set.
 * `PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function utf8_decode()`
 * sudo apt-get install php7.0-xml
    sudo apt-get install php7.0-xmlrpc sudo apt-
   get install php7.0-mbstring sudo apt-get install php-patchwork-utf8 sudo service
   apache2 restart

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