How to Install and Setup jQuery in Laravel With Vite

When you get started with modern web development using Laravel, you may find the need to incorporate classic tools such as jQuery for dynamic UI interactions, AJAX calls, or tweaking the DOM for fast manipulations. This post will help you to install and setup jQuery in Laravel with Vite, while still benefiting from its insane speeds, and your already understanding of jQuery.

Visualize you are building a booking form with instant field validation or need to update a count dynamically on your e-commerce cart without reloading the page. With Laravel Vite jQuery compatibility, they will all work seamlessly and fast. Let’s get right to the practical portion of adding jQuery.

Install jQuery in Laravel Using NPM

Before moving forward with actual implementation, we have assumed you have Laravel 12 application up and running. To install jQuery in Laravel application, you will use NPM to comply with Latest vite configuration. Open your terminal and enter below command to it:

npm install jquery

Above command quickly pulls jQuery into your Vite‑enabled Laravel project, make it ready to import.

Setup jQuery in Vite Configuration

To allow jQuery to work on each page of your Laravel application, you need to add it to vite. Open your main JavaScript file, often located at resources/js/app.js, and import jQuery globally so every component or script can access it:

import $ from 'jquery';
window.$ = window.jQuery = $;

It ensures that $ and jQuery both work smoothly anywhere in your Laravel app. You can now use jQuery for form submission via AJAX, form validation with validation libraries, event handling, or even simple effects without additional hassle.

Compile Assets with Vite

Once jQuery defined into vite, you need to compile assets using npm. Vite will automatically handles asset compliment with simple command:

npm run dev

This command compiles your assets with lightning speed. Open your Blade file, for example resources/views/welcome.blade.php, and include your compiled script. Most of application, it’s a preferred to create master layout and add these loading into it. You can skip this if it’s already configured.

@vite(['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.js'])

Laravel’s @vite directive ensures your assets load properly with versioning, helping you avoid browser cache conflicts.

Working with jQuery

Our setup and installation of jQuery using Vite in Laravel is completed. Now you can test jQuery using some basic implementation. Let’s say your website includes a feedback pop‑up form. You could use jQuery to toggle the form’s visibility.

$('#feedback-btn').on('click', function() {
    $('#feedback-form').toggle();
});

The above example, will instantly adds dynamic functionality, perfect for improving user experience without switching to heavier frameworks.

Conclusion

Using jQuery with Laravel through Vite offers you the best of both worlds: classic simplicity combined with modern performance. Whether it is enhancing forms, handling animations, or just fine-tuning your UI, this method will keep your code fast, clean, and future-ready.

This Laravel Vite jQuery integration will let you refactor older projects or create completely new ones with confidence in the organization and efficiency of your workflow.

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