Avatar of Melody Scott
Melody Scott
Flag for United States of America asked on

Jquery remove certain link from page and/or remove text

HI, This page is dynamically created: http://www.magickitchen.com/menu/thanksgiving.html

Partway down the page it says Build your own Package or Add to your Order: and that links to /menu/thanksgiving/900000.html.

Can I use jquery to disable that link?

This second question I am quite sure can't be done, but I'll ask. I'd like the words Full Description below that to be removed, but I want all the other ones on the page to remain. Products may come and go, so we can't say take away the third child of...

I'll leave that to your brains. Thanks!
HTMLJavaScriptjQuery

Avatar of undefined
Last Comment
Melody Scott

8/22/2022 - Mon
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
zephyr_hex (Megan)

THIS SOLUTION ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS.
View this solution by signing up for a free trial.
Members can start a 7-Day free trial and enjoy unlimited access to the platform.
See Pricing Options
Start Free Trial
GET A PERSONALIZED SOLUTION
Ask your own question & get feedback from real experts
Find out why thousands trust the EE community with their toughest problems.
Melody Scott

ASKER
Oh, that will work perfectly, thanks! I'll try it out on my test site. I'm just learning jquery, it's pretty amazing.
Melody Scott

ASKER
Ok, I added it before the </head> tag here:

https://dev2.magickitchen.com/menu/thanksgiving.html

You can log in using:
userid:  pepe
pass:    BobTheBuilder45!!

It's not working as yet, but I may have wrapped it incorrectly??
Melody Scott

ASKER
Hi, Again. OK, I made some changes. I rushed it yesterday and did something dumb. Now the link is gone, which is fantastic. But the words full description are not changing. I'll work with it, but if you have time to help, please see link above. Thanks.
This is the best money I have ever spent. I cannot not tell you how many times these folks have saved my bacon. I learn so much from the contributors.
rwheeler23
Melody Scott

ASKER
Ok.. it runs in the fiddle if I take away the button. So that means something else is blocking it? Or some jquery runs before it that supercedes it? I'll try moving it up.
Melody Scott

ASKER
No.. I've moved it as high as I can go and still stay below the jquery load. I'm out of ideas for now. Please help if you can. Thanks.
zephyr_hex (Megan)

Firefox is blocking me from your dev site.  You should be able to use the code I posted here at EE, but wrapped inside document ready:
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('a[href="thanksgiving/900000.html"]').each(function() {
    //remove link
    $(this).removeAttr('href');
    //find Full description
    if ($(this).find('i').text() === "Full description...") {
      $(this).find('i').text("Something else!")
    }
  });
});

Open in new window


The code that removes the Full description text is dependent on the HTML structure being the same as your production website.  If you still can't get it working, please post the jQuery you're using, along with the HTML from your dev site for the segment in question
⚡ FREE TRIAL OFFER
Try out a week of full access for free.
Find out why thousands trust the EE community with their toughest problems.
Melody Scott

ASKER
Sorry about that, I guess the boss changed the password again. Attached is the full page html.
thanksgiving.html
zephyr_hex (Megan)

It should go just above the </head> tag.  Inside script tags and wrapped in document ready, like so:

img
Melody Scott

ASKER
That's exactly what I had, and I have replaced it now by the </head> tag. Not working. Let me get you access. Are you not allowed using the user name and password above? Thanks.
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
  $(document).ready(function() {
   //remove link
  $('a[href="thanksgiving/900000.html"]').each(function() {
    //remove link
    $(this).removeAttr('href');
    //find Full description
    if ($(this).find('i').text() === "Full description...") {
      $(this).find('i').text("Something else!")
    }
  });
  });
  </script>
</head>
Experts Exchange has (a) saved my job multiple times, (b) saved me hours, days, and even weeks of work, and often (c) makes me look like a superhero! This place is MAGIC!
Walt Forbes
zephyr_hex (Megan)

I can't access the link because FF blocks it.  And I'm not comfortable with logging in to your site.
Melody Scott

ASKER
ok... I will see if I can show it to you some other way.  Maybe I can build a false category on the live site for a short time. Here is the html currently.thanksgiving-2.html
zephyr_hex (Megan)

Bring up your dev page in a web browser.  Press F12 and go to the tab that shows the HTML.  Find the section with the links and "full description" text, and paste that here.  For an example, refer to the HTML section of the Fiddle Demo I posted earlier.  I copied that from your production site using F12 developer tools (I just found that section in the HTML, highlighted it and copied it)

If the jQuery that disables the link is working, then you have the code in the right place.  If it's not changing "Full description" it suggests that text is not in the same placement in the HTML as it is on your production site.
⚡ FREE TRIAL OFFER
Try out a week of full access for free.
Find out why thousands trust the EE community with their toughest problems.
Melody Scott

ASKER
<div class="hidden-lg hidden-md">
<hr>
</div>
<div class="row mainCoursesRow">
<div class="col-lg-3 col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12" style="margin-right:-5px;">
<div class="coursesImage">
<a>
<img src="/img/prod/thumbs/more-choices.jpg" alt="Build your own Package or Add to your Order:">
</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 vSmall" style="margin-right:-5px;">
<div class="coursesContents">
<span class="ItemTitle">
<a>Build your own Package or Add to your Order:</a>
</span>
<p>
<a>
<i class="hidden-print">Full description...</i>
</a>
</p>
<div class="spnIcons"> </div>
</div>
</div>

I'll check the live site.
Melody Scott

ASKER
Here's the live site. I don't see it...

<hr>
</div>
<div class="row mainCoursesRow">
<div class="col-lg-3 col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12" style="margin-right:-5px;">
<div class="coursesImage">
<a href="thanksgiving/900000.html">
<img src="/img/prod/thumbs/more-choices.jpg" alt="Build your own Package or Add to your Order:">
</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 vSmall" style="margin-right:-5px;">
<div class="coursesContents">
<span class="ItemTitle">
<a href="thanksgiving/900000.html">Build your own Package or Add to your Order:</a>
</span>
<p>
<a href="thanksgiving/900000.html">
<i class="hidden-print">Full description...</i>
</a>
</p>
<div class="spnIcons"> </div>
</div>
</div>
zephyr_hex (Megan)

So the problem is that your dev site doesn't have the href attribute on the link:

dev:
<a>Build your own Package or Add to your Order:</a>

Open in new window


compared to production:
<a href="thanksgiving/900000.html">Build your own Package or Add to your Order:</a>

Open in new window


That href attribute is what's being used to locate the "Full description" text in the original jQuery I posted.

If you don't want to add that href attribute back to the link, you can just use this jQuery to change the "Full description" text:

$(document).ready(function() {
	$('.hidden-print').each(function() {
		  //find Full description
		  if ($(this).text() === "Full description...") {
			$(this).text("Something else!")
		  }
	});
});

Open in new window


Here is an updated Fiddle Demo
All of life is about relationships, and EE has made a viirtual community a real community. It lifts everyone's boat
William Peck
Melody Scott

ASKER
This is a great solution, exactly what I needed, thanks!