jQuery Noteworthy Plugins

Using jQuery in developing interactive Ajax and JavaScript based application is often considered among the fastest way to build an efficient application. Because of the extensive library that can be used in various setting, developers will be able to cater to any need anytime.

But what makes jQuery stand out compared to other frameworks and libraries for JavaScript and Ajax is the developer support. Aside from the official support offered by jQuery, developers worldwide are constantly developing plug-ins so that additional interactions can be experienced. A developer can virtually build an application with a small jQuery and a lot of plug-ins.

The following are some of the plug-ins that are currently gaining the interest of developers worldwide:

Captify

What it is: a simple plug-in developed to work with images in the application. Its role is to provide captions of the images while providing the actual source if taken from other websites (such as Flickr).

Its main advantage over other image caption plug-ins is the additional options. Developers could specify the mouseover effect, delay, presentation mode, location and span. These options could be used in the application without any intrusions as the plug-in is merely 2.3kb.

Gritter 

What it is: this jQuery plug-in will allow developers to create hovering images, text and other instructions in the webpage. The output is basically a note that will serve as a short reminder to visitors. The plug-in is very easy to use as the strings can be used to provide additional data on the hovering notice.

This plug-in is very different to alert() function that can pop-up in the application. Instead of forcing itself in the application as a function, Gritter are implemented as modes. Gritter will basically work with the created webpage instead of forcing itself which will require additional resources.

StickyNote

As the name suggests, the plug-in will allow users to create notes within the webpage. It's a straightforward plug-in that can be enjoyed by users as the data can be dragged to various places in the webpage.

The only requirement for StickyNote is that the image will be hosted within the server. This means the speed of loading the image depends on the interaction of the client to the server. However, the image placed in the server can be fully customized. Any image (PNG) can be used as a background of the StickyNote.

jAni 

We saved the best for last. jAni is a powerful yet lightweight plug-in for JavaScript and Ajax based application. Although the plug-in is merely for artistic purposes, the idea is actually very unique. Using this plug-in, developers will be able to integrate animated GIF in their application and use them as background. Customization is very simple since they are only limited on the location, looks and loading speed of the image. The rest will be done by the plug-in.

These are only some of the impressive plug-ins for jQuery. Improve the interaction in your application by adding some (or all) of these plug-ins in your application.