I have a simple html block like:
<span id="replies">8</span>
Using jquery I'm trying to add a 1 to the value (8).
var currentValue = $("#replies").text();
var newValue = currentValue + 1;
$("replies").text(newValue);
What's happening is it is appearing like:
81
then
811
not 9, which would be the correct answer. What am I doing wrong?