Cannot read property 'propHooks' of undefined jQuery animate

Question

I get the error

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'propHooks' of undefined 

When using color animation in jQuery.

Answer 1

Go to the page

http://www.bitstorm.org/jquery/color-animation/

And look out for the following:

For jQuery 1.8 and later...

and

For jQuery 1.7 and earlier...

Chances are you just need to upgrade your jQuery, or downgrade your animation plugin.