I am currently working on the basics of a .NET C# Razor page application running the following:

• Razor pages
• .NET 5/C#
• jQuery v3.5.1
• Bootstrap v4.3.1

My current issue is that jQuery (and plain JS) are only working in the Layout.cshtml file, I have tried the following:

1. Script tags in the head of _layout.cshtml
2. Script tags at the bottom of the body of _layout.cshtml
3. Wrapping the jQuery in @section scripts{}

At this stage I am fairly sure it is just a case of, it needs to be setup in a very particular way in .NET5, but I really have no more clues

Bottom of _Layout.cshtml

    </header>
    <div class="container-fluid">
        <main role="main" class="pb-3">
            @RenderBody()
        </main>
    </div>

    <script src="~/lib/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script src="~/lib/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
    <script src="~/js/site.js" asp-append-version="true"></script>

    @RenderSection("Head", required: false);
    @RenderSection("Scripts", required: false);

</body>
</html>

Bottom of the index.cshtml file

@section scripts {
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $(".btn-reply").click(function (event) {
                alert("it works");
            });
        });
    </script>
}