Active link on ul > li > a #jquery #javascript

main.js

// Match href element with path and add class "active-link"
var this_url = document.location.pathname,
    list_sidebar_link = $('.some-selector ul li a');
$(list_sidebar_link).each(function (i, item) {
    var the_a = list_sidebar_link[i];
    if (this_url === $(the_a).attr('href')) {
        $(the_a).addClass('active-link');
    }
});