Can TypeErrors be ignored?

[kingding]

I have two "TypeError $ is not a function" in my console. My website is working perfectly fine though. Should I clean up the TypeError, or does it not really matter if the website is working fine?

I created the TypeError. I am unloading redundant JS files from my Wordpress website, but the main files are calling for the unloaded files.

If there are no symptoms on the frontend or error logs, is it safe to ignore these console errors?

Thanks!

 

[berndev]

No, if there is an error in console, something is not working as intended. It seems there is a code that tries to use jquery in your system but can't find it or overriden.

 

[kingding]

No, if there is an error in console, something is not working as intended. It seems there is a code that tries to use jquery in your system but can't find it or overriden.

Thanks for your input, but that's not true.

 

[frizzel]

It depends what this not recognized function is supposed to do. If it's not critical, you can ignore it, but it's never nice to have a website with code errors. You wrote "I created this". Do you mean these errors refer to code you inserted yourself?

 

[kingding]

It depends what this not recognized function is supposed to do. If it's not critical, you can ignore it, but it's never nice to have a website with code errors. You wrote "I created this". Do you mean these errors refer to code you inserted yourself?

This is helpful, thanks. "If it's not critical, you can ignore it" I've been unloading useless functions from Wordpress plugins. These are not critical functions, but the master "main.js" file calls upon all of the functions (useful or not). Of course, if there are missing/unloaded javascript files, the main.js will complain that some external functions have been unloaded. Thanks for your input!