jQuery(document).ready( function($) { var $row = $('#add_new_default_avatar').html(); $('#add_new_default_avatar').click( function () { $row2 = '

' + $row + '

'; //get original unique id var regex = new RegExp( $('#add_new_default_avatar_garbage').val(), "g"); //replace with time-generated one var newDate = new Date; k = newDate.getTime(); $row2 = $row2.replace( regex, k ); $(this).before( $row2 ); return false; }); });