OK I got this script doing everything it needs to do. My PHP function in wordpress is sending the correct AJAX response.

So why, after nearly 3 hours, can I STILL not set the link's href attribute? I have tried every combination I can think of to get the response into the <a title=""> attribute, but no dice.

the <a> does not have a title initially, BTW

I've tried this. Even this forum is screwing with me. Next metod tried in reply.

1. jQuery( document ).ready( function( $ ) {

1.       $( 'body p.single-quot a.single-quot' ).prop( 'title', function() {
               jQuery.ajax({
                     url: ajaxUrl,
                     type: 'post',
                     data: {
                           action: 'doghaus_get_title',
                           href: $( this ).prop( 'href' )
                     },
                     dataType: 'JSON',
                     success: function( response ) {
                           return response
                     },
                     error: function( errorThrown ) {
                           console.log( errorThrown )
                     }
               })