JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by infatti

HTML

<a href="#" class="disabled">Link OFF</a>

<hr />

<a href="#">Link ON</a>

JavaScript

// show something if the link is on
$('a').on( 'click', function(e) {
  $( this ).css( "background-color", "red" );
});

// disabled link
$('a.disabled').bind( 'click', function(e) {
  e.preventDefault();
  $( this ).css( "background-color", "red" );
});

// enable link
$('a').unbind( 'click', function(e) {
  $( this ).css( "background-color", "blue" );
});