10 jQuery Plugins to Help Organize Your Site

Posted by Michael Duvall in Software on Sep 10th, 2009 | 3 responses

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jQuery is free software that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML, and many designers use it on their sites. It is a JavaScript library that helps designers do more with less writing and develop websites faster. While some jQuery plugins organize through file loading, others organize by using elements to make your site cleaner and easier to read and view.

Here are ten jQuery Plugins that can help organize your site.

1. Uploadify

With this jQuery plugin you can change any element on your page into a file upload tool. As long as it has an ID it can be made to upload single or multiple files.

2. XLazyLoader

This jQuery plugin is an asynchronous loader that loads JavaScript files, CSS and images. Its features include the ability to load one or multiple files.

3. Boxy

This plugin lets you add overlay boxes to your site with only a few lines of code. It helps you create Facebook style dialog boxes that are flexible. This can make your pages clean and easy to follow.

4. BeautyTips

This jQuery plugin creates tooltips for any element on the page. The tooltips are rollover balloons and create a talk balloon popup. This is useful if you have elements that need additional information or an explanation, so the viewer can find out right away rather than search around the site.

5. jQuery Grid

If you use or want to use interactive tables on your site, this jQuery plugin helps you to do just that. You can organize any kind of information such as statistics, sales results, or price changes.

6. jQuery Disable on Submit

This plugin addresses the problem of computer users who continue to click a submit button after they’ve submitted a form, resulting in multiple submissions from the same person. This jQuery disables the form buttons after the user sends the first form, so even if they click again the form will not be resent.

7. jQuery Scrollable

This jQuery plugin allows you to provide scrolling capability to your pages, so that they are easier to view and more visually appealing. People viewing sites want to be able to scroll and see everything that’s available.

8. jQuery Google Maps Plugin

If your site will include Google maps, this plugin helps you create and manage multiple Google maps. This is a great tool for businesses that need to provide a selection of maps to customers.

9. NestedSortables

This jQuery plugin allows you to organize your site by building lists of elements that can be vertically sorted and nested using a drag and drop function. This allows for fast building and updating of your site.

10. SuperFish Menus

This jQuery plugin converts unordered HTML lists into ordered, drop down menus, making your pages more organized and easier to navigate.

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