SO - 21746938

by Arun P Johny

HTML

<nav>
    <ul id="nav">
        <li><a href="index.php">Home</a></li>
        <li><a href="skillsets.php">Skillsets</a></li>
        <li><a href="gallery.php">Gallery</a></li>
        <li><a href="about.php">About</a></li>
        <li><a href="contact.php">Contact</a></li>
    </ul>
</nav>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function () {
    //var page = document.location.pathname.match(/[^\/]+$/)[0];
    //for testing
    page = 'about.php';
    $('#nav a[href="' + page + '"]').parent().prependTo('#nav');
})