Using jQuery POST in Wordpress with WooTheme's Canvas 5
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All of my javascript and jQuery code is working except for `$.post`. I have tested posting directly to `http://MYSITE.com/functions/course-functions.php` via other means and gotten the following valid JSON response:

    {"item":{"signedIn":true,"userID":"1","staySignedIn":"yes"}}

However, whenever I click the sign-in button the javascript/jQuery properly runs through the validation code, but then doesn't do the following code:

    $.post("http://MYSITE.com/functions/course-functions.php", { 
      type: 'signIn', 
      email: email, 
      password: password, 
      staySignedIn: staySignedIn },
      function(data) {
        var response = data.item;
        console.log(response);
        if (response.SignedIn == false) {
          $('#alerts').html('Oops! The email and password you used did not work. Please try again.').show();
        }
        else {
          if (response.staySignedIn == 'yes') {
    	localStorage.staySignedIn = 'yes';
    	localStorage.userID = response.userID;
          }
          sessionStorage.userID = response.userID;
          sessionStorage.signedIn = 'true';
          var url = 'http://MYSITE.com/courses?userID=' + response.userID + autoClaimCodeURLvariable;
          window.location = url;
        }
      },'json');

I use the following wrapper to make jQuery ($) work in Wordpress:

    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
      //my jQuery Code
    });

Any thoughts on how I can get this working? Thanks!