preventDefault(); will not work for me....

OK, go it. Hard refresh of the page, e.g. ctrl + F5, refreshes the HTML so modifications like the id of the ul work.

I updated your code so it displays correctly.

Your code works for me. Do you have a link to jQuery? Not having it is the only reason that I can see at the moment that it wouldn't work.

<!-- jquery included in the line below -->
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script>

<!-- now this script should work -->
<script>
$('#imageGallery a').click(function(event){
  event.preventDefault();
  var href = $(this).attr("href");
  console.log(href);
});
</script>

Yeah I have linked it to JQuery, not sure why it will not work on my workspace.

https://w.trhou.se/6a54xsme0e

That is so weird. It still continues to proceed to the link when I click on any of the images....

Yup, I tried refreshing, even closing out completely.

I am using google chrome

document ready wrap your code in this. If not put the code near end of the </body>

// A $( document ).ready() block.
$( document ).ready(function() {
    console.log( "ready!" );
})

I had some type of similar problem if I had multiple browser windows to the served page closing the window or refresh fixes ...

So I was able to fix it. I basically had to start over completely in a brand new workspace but now my code works for some reason. Thanks for all the help everyone!

Totally maddening. I've tried everything here: Checked my code, rewritten it and checked it again, reloaded everything, I still go straight to the "dead end," without fail.

My code, unannotated:

$("#imageGallery a").click(function(event){ event.preventDefault(); var href = $(this).attr("href"); console.log(href); });

This seems like a pretty important thing to nail. I'm reluctant to move on until I resolve this. Throw us a bone, Treehouse!

I have this problem. What I notice is that if I view source after previewing the workspace the ul does not have the id imageGallery. I assume this is why the jquery function on the id is not working. I haven't figured out how to correct this yet, any advice gratefully received!

I also have know idea why mine it is not writting to the consule. Tried the ctrl + F5 and cleared the chrome browser cache.

Here is the screen shot. http://picpaste.com/pics/Captureup-c7ZVbrr8.1456343199.JPG

Solution: update the jQuery link in the HTML file to: http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> instead of what is pre-loaded in the workspace. The link that is pre-loaded does not work.