Bootstrap and jQuery

Bootstrap and jQuery: free step-by-step lesson with examples, common mistakes, and interview tips — part of jQuery Tutorial on Toolliyo Academy.

8 min read Updated 8/23/2026

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Bootstrap and jQuery

Setup & DOM ✓ → Events Effects AJAX ✓ → Perf & Integrate → Ship & Projects

Perf & Integrate · 3 — Harden · ~10 min · App Integration

What is this?

Bootstrap 4/earlier JS plugins expect jQuery; Bootstrap 5 drops that requirement. If QueryVerse uses Bootstrap modals/tooltips from v4, load jQuery once before bootstrap.js.

Why should you care?

Order of script tags matters more than people think when layouts combine both libraries.

See it live — copy this example

Examples include the jQuery 3.7 CDN. Paste into an HTML file or use Run Example to preview.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>QueryVerse</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; margin: 1.25rem; }
    .box { padding: .75rem; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 8px; margin: .5rem 0; }
    .muted { color: #666; }
    button { margin-right: .35rem; margin-top: .35rem; }
    input, select, textarea { margin: .25rem 0; }
    table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; }
    th, td { border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: .4rem .55rem; text-align: left; }
    .hidden { display: none; }
    .row-odd { background: #f7f7f7; }
    .active { font-weight: 700; }
    .toast { background: #111; color: #fff; padding: .5rem .75rem; border-radius: 6px; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p class="muted">Script order sketch (Bootstrap 4 style)</p>
  <pre id="out" class="box"></pre>
  <button type="button" id="show">Show order</button>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function () {
  $('#show').on('click', function () {
    $('#out').text([
      '1) jquery.min.js',
      '2) bootstrap.bundle.js (v4)',
      '3) queryverse-widgets.js',
      '',
      'BS5: jQuery optional — do not load two jQuerys for BS + your code'
    ].join('\n'));
  });
});
</script>
</body>
</html>

Run Example »

Edit the code below and click Run to see the result in Toolliyo’s live editor.

Code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>QueryVerse</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; margin: 1.25rem; }
    .box { padding: .75rem; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 8px; margin: .5rem 0; }
    .muted { color: #666; }
    button { margin-right: .35rem; margin-top: .35rem; }
    input, select, textarea { margin: .25rem 0; }
    table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; }
    th, td { border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: .4rem .55rem; text-align: left; }
    .hidden { display: none; }
    .row-odd { background: #f7f7f7; }
    .active { font-weight: 700; }
    .toast { background: #111; color: #fff; padding: .5rem .75rem; border-radius: 6px; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p class="muted">Script order sketch (Bootstrap 4 style)</p>
  <pre id="out" class="box"></pre>
  <button type="button" id="show">Show order</button>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function () {
  $('#show').on('click', function () {
    $('#out').text([
      '1) jquery.min.js',
      '2) bootstrap.bundle.js (v4)',
      '3) queryverse-widgets.js',
      '',
      'BS5: jQuery optional — do not load two jQuerys for BS + your code'
    ].join('\n'));
  });
});
</script>
</body>
</html>

Result

What happened?

Never load jQuery twice.
If only your code needs jQuery on a BS5 site, load jQuery after Bootstrap or in your bundle intentionally once.
Prefer data-api docs for the Bootstrap version you ship.

Practice next

Show the order list.
Check your layout’s real script order.
Detect $.fn.modal existence in console on BS4 apps.
Wrap widget boot in $(function(){}).
Use Bootstrap’s Modal API explicitly when data-api fights Turbolinks-like swaps.