There are many jQuery plug-ins now, you can choose according to your project requirements, but there are also some plug-ins that are very useful and can be used in almost all kinds of projects. Here we introduce to you the 12 most commonly used jQuery plug-ins in development.
1. jQuery BBCode Editor
Download address: http://www.w3theme.com/jquery-bbedit/
Bbcode is simple and easy to use. It is a common input syntax in network applications such as BBS, forums, and blogs. jQuery BbCode Editor provides custom settings to create a very personalized bbcode editor, and its source code can be flexibly modified according to needs.
2. Exposure
Download address: http://plugins.jquery.com/project/Exposure/
Exposure is an image preview plug-in for creating rich, customized visual experiences that can handle massive amounts of images.
3. jQuery YouTube Plugin
Download address: http://www.tikku.com/jquery-youtube-tubeplayer-plugin
This plug-in is basically a standard YouTube player API. The developers have omitted some features, but it's enough.
4. PoshyTip Tooltips
Download address: http://vadikom.com/tools/poshy-tip-jquery-plugin-for-stylish-tooltips/
Using it, you can easily create a tooltip box, which is very stylish and has all the necessary functions.
5. InputNotes jQuery Plugin
Download address: http://fredibach.ch/jquery-plugins/inputnotes.php#demo
A jQuery plugin for adding comments below text fields, based on regular expressions.
6. Infinite Scroll
Download address: http://www.infinite-scroll.com/
With this plug-in, users don’t have to turn pages when visiting your website! In fact, it pre-reads the content of subsequent pages and adds them directly to the current page.
7. jQuery xColor Plugin
Download address: http://www.xarg.org/project/jquery-color-plugin-xcolor/
A simple and easy to use color mixer.
8. Bit.ly jQuery
Download address: http://www.moretechtips.net/2010/07/bitly-button-jquery-plugin-for-your.html
This plug-in can create buttons (square or rectangular) that can dynamically display the number of clicks, and can also implement the article retweet function.
9. Inset Border Effect
Download address: http://css-tricks.com/inset-border-effect/
This is a very simple but neat effect. It can add a border to the image. This border covers part of the image, which is different from the border made by CSS.
10. Apple Zoom
Download address: http://tutorialzine.com/2010/06/apple-like-retina-effect-jquery-css/
No more explanation
11. jTweetsAnywhere
Download address: http://thomasbillenstein.com/jTweetsAnywhere/
jTweetsAnywhere is a jQuery Twitter gadget that can easily add Twitter functionality to your website.
12. Form Validation with Hints
Download address: http://www.icograma.com/nuestro-trabajo/open-source/jquery-form-validation-and-hints/jquery-form-validation-and-hints-client-side-form- validation.html
This jQuery plug-in makes form validation development work easier. Common validation rules are preset for developers to set up by themselves.