So I finally got jQuery working with the help of my mentor. Here is my first jQuery code!

$(document).ready(function(){
$(‘#id_collections’).change(function(){
window.location=this.value;
})
})

Now my dropdown menu correctly sends users to the collection view of their choice upon selection of an option. I also wrote my first working context processor so that all of my django views can universally display the dropdown without having to write the render code for it over and over again.

Next I have to get images with title and date tags to appear in the collection view, and all of my front end work is finished!