# How to use jQuery UI inside ionic

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-to-use-jquery-ui-inside-ionic/107126>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [September 29, 2017, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-to-use-jquery-ui-inside-ionic/107126 "2017-09-29T11:05:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wthijmen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/wthijmen/32/113686_2.png) [@wthijmen](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/wthijmen)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-to-use-jquery-ui-inside-ionic/107126/1 "2017-09-29T11:05:43Z")

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Hi guys,

I need to use jQuery UI for drag & dropping and directly cloning an item.  
I already included jquery in my project as

```auto
import * as $ from 'jquery'

```

So jQuery is working.  
I installed jQuery UI & touchpunch with npm.

But how further? I can’t use the droppable/draggable functionality inside my project because the jquery ui is not loaded by default inside jquery them self.

And also what I’ve to do for my typings?

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![Sujan12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/sujan12/32/108395_2.png) [@Sujan12](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Sujan12)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-to-use-jquery-ui-inside-ionic/107126/2 "2017-09-29T14:06:07Z")

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Mixing Ionic (and so Angular) with jQuery, especially jQuery UI, is not a good idea. I would advise you to forget this idea and create a new topic on how you can solve your problem (" drag & dropping and directly cloning an item") with Angular or Ionic libraries.