Add Active Navigation Class Based on URL

    jQuery(function($) {
     var path = window.location.href; // because the 'href' property of the DOM element is the absolute path
     $('ul a').each(function() {
      if (this.href === path) {
       $(this).addClass('active');
      }
     });
    });
.active, a.active {
    color: red;
}
a {
    color: #337ab7;
    text-decoration: none;
}
li{
    list-style:none;
}
<h3>Add Active Navigation Class to Menu Item</h3> 

    <ul>
     <li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
     <li><a href="/about/">About</a></li>
    </ul> 

<h2><a href="http://www.sweet-web-design.com/examples/active-item/active-class.html">Live Demo</a></h2>

The reason this isn't working is because the javascript is executing, then the page is reloading which nullifies the 'active' class. What you probably want to do is something like:

$(function(){
    var current = location.pathname;
    $('#nav li a').each(function(){
        var $this = $(this);
        // if the current path is like this link, make it active
        if($this.attr('href').indexOf(current) !== -1){
            $this.addClass('active');
        }
    })
})

There are some cases in which this won't work (multiple similarly pointed links), but I think this could work for you.

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