Useful jQuery Plugins You Should Know About

November 10, 2010. Written by Stefan Nistor

jQuery is one of the most famous and powerful JavaScript libraries existing.

jQuery is the best choice when you need to add interactivity and increased functionality to your website. That is why we made a list of over 20 useful jQuery plugins every web designer and web developer should at least know about. Enjoy!

Ajax Upload


We now have a visual representation (imagine that) of the image we selected. This is particularly useful in larger forms when many fields will be submitted with a single action. It allows the user to review the form before pressing save and see what image (or images) they selected.
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Ajax UserName Check


he embedded javascript picks up the onblur event of the input field with id username. It then sends a post request to check.php which checks the csv for the filename and returns the result. The embedded javascript then updates the span element with id usernameResult.
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FancyBox


This high level tool is used for displaying images, html content and multi-media in a Mac-style “lightbox” that floats overtop of web page.
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Highlight


Highlight increases usability by highlighting elements as you interact with the page. Its primary use is for forms, but it can also be used for tables, lists, or any element you specify.
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Impromptu


jQuery Impromptu is an extention to help provide a more pleasant way to spontaneously prompt a user for input.
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jCrop


Jcrop is the quick and easy way to add image cropping functionality to your web application. It combines the ease-of-use of a typical jQuery plugin with a powerful cross-platform DHTML cropping engine that is faithful to familiar desktop graphics applications.
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jQuery Infinite Carousel


Create a an infinite carousel similar to the one Apple uses.
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jMagnify


This plugin will add text effects to the specific part of the text that is hovered on.
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jParallax


jParallax turns a selected element into a ‘window’, or viewport, and all its children into absolutely positioned layers that can be seen through the viewport.
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Google Charting


A jQuery plugin that sets a division to request a Google chart. Google Chart generates a chart as an image in response to a HTTP request with parameters defining the content and appearance.
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jQuery Grid


Datagrid plugin for jQuery, where the user can manipulate the number of requested pages with adding, updating, deleting row data.
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jQuerySheet


jQuery.sheet gives you all sorts of possibilities when it comes to giving your web application a spreadsheet style interface with MS Excel style calculations.
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jQuery Tabs


Tabbing has been common place on the Internet for some time now. Today web sites will make use of tabbing without the page having to reload with the addition of JavaScript.
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MagicToolBox


A toolbox that has tons of features, replacing javascript and flash effects.
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Masked Input


Masked Input allows a user to more easily enter fixed width input where you would like them to enter the data in a certain format (dates,phone numbers, etc).
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Media Plugin


The jQuery Media Plugin supports unobtrusive conversion of standard markup into rich media content. It can be used to embed virtually any media type, including Flash, Quicktime, Windows Media Player, Real Player, MP3, Silverlight, PDF and more, into a web page.
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Password Strength Meter


A plugin that check the strength of a password.
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SliderGallery


This ‘product slider’ is similar to a straight forward gallery, except that there is a slider to navigate the items, i.e. the bit the user controls to view the items. Creates a gallery similar to the one that Apple uses.
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Small Rich-Text Editor


Creates a simple small text editor. Works on multiple browsers and even has image upload.
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Text2Pass


A plugin which can be used to temporarily place text in a password field.
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TinyTips


TinyTips is a very lightweight jQuery plugin that gives the ability to add tooltips to pretty much any element on a page. Thoroughly documented and designer friendly.
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