I\'m trying to modify the Orchard.Search part with the search form and button to look and behave as I want. For this I need to use some jQuery features.
I a
Well, that script of yours needs to appear after the inclusion of jQuery, otherwise $ is meaningless. You can add your script by surrouding it with @using(Script.Foot) { ...}:
@using(Script.Foot()) {
<script type ="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
$(document).ready(function () {
alert('page loaded');
});
//]]>
</script>
}