The Power of WordPress and jQuery: 25+ Useful Plugins & Tutorials
jQuery is ideal because it can create impressive animations and interactions while being simple to understand and easy to use. WordPress awesomeness lies in its fact that it can be customized to power any type of site you like! But what happens when you combine the power of jQuery with WordPress, the possibilities are infinite.
This article will share some best practices, examples & Plugins for using the most popular Javascript framework to create unobtrusive, accessible DOM scripting effects for your WordPress site.
Let’s take a look at 25 26 useful, yet rather unknown WordPress Plugins and tutorials using jQuery to its fullest potential.
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1. Infinite Scroll
Infinite scroll has been called autopagerize, unpaginate, endless pages. But essentially it is pre-fetching content from a subsequent page and adding it directly to the user’s current page. There is a little known feature in the .load() method that lets you specify the CSS selector of the html you want to include. jQuery will load in any local URL, then parse the html and grab only the elements you’ve defined with your selector.
2. jQuery Lightbox
This is the Wordpress’s version of the jQuery Lightbox Plugin Used to overlay images on the current page, perfectly working with Wordpress 2.2 or up, and fully compatible with K2!
3. WordPress post information plugin
If real estate is a priority in your theme then this plugin can help by showing post meta information on demand by using a JavaScript toggle function.
4. Snazzy Archives
Snazzy Archives is a visualization plugin for your WordPress site featuring an unique way to display all your posts. You can select different layouts and special effects. Main features of Snazzy Archives are: Unique visual presentation of blog posts, Will work out of the box with all features, Posts are scanned for images and youtube videos and shown together with number of comments, Different editable layouts (HTML and CSS), Special effects using jQuery and more.
5. J Post Slider
Show your post in fancy jQuery box, rotating images, with show-up text box with post description. Mousover stop the animation, and user can click on post link anytime.
6. WP-Imagefit
Rather than relying on a CSS or HTML-driven approach to resize large or wide images, WP-Imagefit relies on Javascript to proportionately resize images based on the width of the containing column.
7. WP Wall
WP Wall is a "Wall" widget that appears in your blog's side bar. Readers can add a quick comment about the blog as a whole, and the comment will appear in the sidebar immediately, without reloading the page. All comments are internally handled by WordPress so that means you have normal comment moderation, SPAM protection and new comment notification.
8. jQuery Comment Preview
Live comment preview without page reboot using a simple HTML-editor.
9. Insights
Insights brings a powerful new way to write your blog posts. It increases productivity and at the same time quality of your posts by using dynamic AJAX interface which loads the relevant information to your post in just a few seconds. Insights performs following functions in real-time: Interlink your posts, Insert Flickr images, Insert Youtube videos, Search Wikipedia, Search Google, Insert a Google Map and more.
10. µAudio Player
µAudio is a slim (450 Bytes!), fast plugin to create a flash mp3 player when mp3 links are clicked. In order to reduce clutter and file transfer, the links are unmodified until they are clicked, at which point a div with the player is faded in after the link. A second click on the link fades the player back out.
11. SimpleModal Contact Form
SimpleModal Contact Form (SMCF) is an Ajax powered modal contact form. It utilizes the jQuery JavaScript library and the SimpleModal jQuery plugin. SMCF has options to include certain contact form elements, like a Subject field and "Send me a copy" option for the sender.
12. Events Calendar
Events-Calendar is a diverse replacement for the original calendar included with WordPress adding many useful functions to keep track of your events.
13. µMint Plugin
µMint is a slim plugin to integrate statistics from Shaun Inman's Mint statistics package into Wordpress.
14. Shockingly Big IE6 Warning
The Shockingly Big IE6 Warning is a plugin that shows a warning message alerting the user why is bad to use IE6, the security risk and the bad compatibility of Web Standards.
15. WP-Slimbox2 Plugin
A WordPress implementation of the stellar Slimbox2 script by Christophe Beyls (an enhanced clone of the Lightbox script) which utilizes the jQuery library to create an impressive image overlay with slide-out effects. Almost all options are configurable from the administration panel.
16. Live Blogroll
Live Blogroll will make your blogroll livelier. It will show a number of 'recent posts' for each link in your Blogroll using Ajax. When the user hovers the mouse above the link, RSS feed from the site is automatically discovered and a number of recent posts is shown dynamically in a box.
17. PhotoXhibit
This plugin uses photos from your Flickr, Picasa, and/or SmugMug accounts as well as allows you to upload and build Albums to help you build inviting Photo Galleries on your site using the most popular JavaScript based gallery plugins. This plugin is not yet compatible with WordPress2.7
18. Wordpress Sidebar Turned Apple-Flashy Using jQuery UI
A tutorial to show you how to create Accordion plugin in jQuery UI to get the sidebar on the Apple Startpage and be able to show and hide it at your pleasure as well.
19. How To Create WordPress Tabs Using jQuery
Tabbed sidebar elements makes users simply click a tab to quickly access various parts of your site. This tutorial will teach you how to do this in your WordPress blog using jQuery.
<div class="tabbed">
<!-- The tabs -->
<ul class="tabs">
<li class="t1"><a class="t1 tab" title="<?php _e('Tab 1'); ?>"><?php _e('Tab 1'); ?></a></li>
<li class="t2"><a class="t2 tab" title="<?php _e('Tab 2'); ?>"><?php _e('Tab 2'); ?></a></li>
<li class="t3"><a class="t3 tab" title="<?php _e('Tab 3'); ?>"><?php _e('Tab 3'); ?></a></li>
<li class="t4"><a class="t4 tab" title="<?php _e('Tab 4'); ?>"><?php _e('Tab 4'); ?></a></li>
</ul>
<!-- tab 1 -->
<div class="t1">
<!-- Put what you want in here. For the sake of this tutorial, we'll make a list. -->
<ul>
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- tab 2 -->
<div class="t2">
<!-- Or, we could put a paragraph -->
<p>This is a paragraph about the jQuery tabs tutorial.</p>
</div>
<!-- tab 3 -->
<div class="t3">
<!-- Or, we could add a div -->
<div>Something needs to go in here!</div>
</div>
<!-- tab 4 -->
<div class="t4">
<!-- Why not put a few images in here? -->
<p>
<img src="image.gif" alt="Sample" />
<img src="image.gif" alt="Sample" />
<img src="image.gif" alt="Sample" />
</p>
</div>
</div><!-- tabbed -->
Another great tutorial by Nettuts teaching us how to Create A Tabbed Interface Using jQuery.
20. jQuery Reply to Comment
Add "reply" and "quote" features on each comment list. If you have jQuery installed on you blog, this Plugin add two link in each comments list (on single page). This plugin can auto include jQuery from Google Ajax API repository.
21. My Page Order
My Page Order allows you to set the order of pages through a drag and drop interface. The default method of setting the order page by page is extremely clumsy, especially with a large number of pages. jQuery is used a smooth for drag and drop effect.
22. Wordpress Featured Post Slideshow
Learn how to create an animated featured posts section in WordPress
23. GD Star Rating plugin
GD Star Rating plugin allows you to set up rating system for posts, pages and comments in your blog. You can set many options for displaying the rating stars, and also add widgets into the sidebars for displaying top ratings and other statistics generated by the plugin.
24. Create a featured posts slider in Wordpress using jFlow
Many premium themes feature cool featured content sliding areas, where the latest posts appear. There is one such plugin, built around the Mootools library, but in this tutorial you will learn how to do this using jFlow jQuery plugin. It will also automatically scroll. Of course, this can easily be modified to use the navigation buttons as well.
Demo of the jFlow plugin can be seen here
25. Adding Form Validation to WordPress Comments using jQuery
When it comes to simpler user experience, having your form validation happen instantly on the same page is a lot cleaner than reloading pages and possibly losing some form content. In this tutorial you will learn how to use jQuery to do some instant checking on an example comment form.
26. Using jQuery to liven up your WordPress login
A quick method of simplifying the clients login process using jQuery lightbox.
very nice plugins and tuts thanks..
Very interesting mashup. Thanks for listing my 1, 2, 3, 4! plugins :)
You never cease to amaze with your collections. Some useful things here, I had seen the simple modal form just a few weeks ago and am adding this to my own site.
Great work
Graham
Graham, I glad you found some useful plugins here. Good luck with your very well designed website ;)
wow…. some great plugins I haven’t seen before…
Just in the nick of time a few of these that I hadn’t seen before are coming in super handy with a project I am working on right now.
Thanks much you made my day a bit easier!
Hi, I am very impressed by your blog. Well done!
Dang, pretty epic post.
As a side note, the Options plugin (http://www.themehybrid.com/themes/options/ utilizes the jQuery tabbed information without having to do much at all. The new version of the NextGen WordPress Gallery incorporates Slimbox – Finally, missing here, unless I am mistaken that it does not use jQuery, is the amazing non-Java image rotator Smooth Gallery, which now has integration into the NextGen plugin
Thanks Will for your feedback. I would like to address few points here.
So options theme is a great theme but not a Plugin.
The plugin that was mentioned here was using Slimbox 2 ( Lightbox clone for jQuery) :)
Thanks for including SimpleModal Contact Form on your list!
Thanks for the include of http://www.infinite-scroll.com. The jQuery plugin is on the site.. if anyone has questions, leave a comment there and I’ll help out!
Thanks for the link to my plugin!
@Eric Martin, @Chris Poteet, @Paul Irish
Thanks for stopping by here and for being so generous to share such beautiful Plugins :)
Hey Noupe – FYI I got this trackback. Looks like they’re lifting your content.
This is great timing for me, just getting into WordPress but I don’t like to just rely on “basic” themes or installs – anything to enhance websites in a simple way is worth a lot.
This is great timing for me, just getting into WordPress but I don’t like to just rely on “basic” themes or installs – anything to enhance websites in a simple way is worth a lot..
Hi, and thanks for the include on my post for the featured slider. I’ll have to re-visit it and see if I can elaborate some. If anyone has questions feel free to ask and I’m happy to help.
Thanks Noupe!
Awesome list. Might have to try out the contact form on my site.
I created this, and use it alot myself!
http://blog.base42.nl/2008/10/03/jquery-plugin-for-sexy-css-buttons/
Thank you for this helpful tut. I have always liked Jquery but never found proper wordpress plugins that used it. Thank you for your recommendations.
Antonio
I really like the SimpleModal contact form plugin – it looks very, very nice.
good article. I wish i know more about wordpress cuz i’m newbie :/
Thanks for this article. Hope to make my site too a good one.
Nice and thanks for the list, downloaded some.
What an interesting mixture of wordpress and jquery. It is extremely is to implement it site wide. The only problem comes is when you have old code in posts that was generated by older versions wordpress.
I think I should tweak the lightbox pluggin and use it in my site. This one looks quite cool.
this post show how awesome jQuery is.
very useful post=)keep them coming!!
I needs me a new WordPress project…
Great resource! we are just getting in to jQuery, though I’ve been a WP user since the early days. Looks like a good excuse for a redesign! Now if only I had the Time Multiplicator plugin…
Great collection! Will definitely help me. Thanks a bunch.
David
wow…. some great plugins I haven’t seen before….
This is a top list, I`ve just added a couple of these plugins to my site … and my site is even better now
Thanks for including my post about the featured post slideshow!
Very exciting to get on this awesome site.
I love jquery. I don’t see how I ever got along with prototype etc. I’m very glad to see it getting integrated into so many different wordpress plugins.
nice job.
i love jquery and wordpress.and hope i could creat my own plugin for wp
That is quite an awesome jQuery collection for WordPress!
Got any plugins or tricks to implement the wp_page_menu API hook in WordPress 2.7? That would be nice..
I needs me a new WordPress project…
Wow, jquery looks very impressive. Thanks for the great list, I’m using Lightbox now, but the Tabs looks like a great feature that I’ll look in to.
heya, check out pageMash plugin for a better drag n drop for page order.
sweet
Totally amazing post ! I`ve used many of them in my blog. Thnx Noupe
Cool
Nice collection..
This stuff is amazing. getting the design of the blog interesting will set these of lovely.
nice bro..
thanks
can anyone suggest me some wordpress plugin for fast page loader??????
wicked collection, love it thanks for the great site
Hey, thanks for including my plugin (jQuery Comment Preview) in your review! I very like jQuery =)
Awesome collection of wordpress and jquery based plugins..
Impressive Article , I considered it wonderful
I look ahead to more interesting postings like this one. Does Your Blog have a RSS I can subscribe to for new posts?
So many t choose from. Thanks fr the wonderful list.
Hi
this is great jquery is awesome but i’m looking solution WP video gallery with jquery… any example for this thanks.
sana
This is wonderful. Thanks!
You have some great and useful plugins. Thanks!
compilation is perfect, thanks for sharing!
wow – really cool collection. I have tried 2 or 3 of this plugins on my website.
great work! thanks
nice list, thanx
great post, thanks for sharing
Hi,
Thanks for this. Very useful, I will be using several on my site!
Cheers,
Steve
ImageArcade – Photography By Steve Ayres
Loved this tips about wordkpress and jquery
Thanks for this great compilation. It helps me to understand Jquery possibilities. I will follow your blog!
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
good post
Great collection of snippets and all-made integrations!
Oh so cool! Thanks for doing a lot of my homework for me.
absolutely great post, useful
HI
I was using demo named
26. Using jQuery to liven up your WordPress login
But unable to implement thick box. Then after little search i found that you have made little mistake in the code provided.
In this anchor tag you have not applied css class named thickbox
Login
when i changed this to
Login
it works
Great collection of plugins. I love the page order plugin. I already have the “category order” plugin but I didn’t know there was a “page order” one
that’s socool
thanks alot
good set of wp jq plugins :)
tx
Many Thanks for sharing
Perfect!
Really, It’s great plugin collection for wordpress. I love this very much. Many many thanks to you.
We are giving great use to this list.
Thanx a lot.
Nice Post, Last one is very good and creative.
The “How To Create WordPress Tabs Using jQuery” looks really neat – got to try it for one of my blogs. Thanks for making and sharing this collection.
Great stuff in there!
I didn’t even know there was an audio plugin for wordpress.
You should have put them in order we have to try them :)
Very cool, thanks for the share.
wow… thats amazing. I love WordPress.
awesome colelction guys!
jquery made wonders for my blog!
Comment preview was just what I was looking for. Thanks. Great job.
Great list.Thanks..
Excellent! Just stumbled in on Day 4, but already amazing content and guidance man. Happy to see you still doing it like you do! Keep it up and Thanks!
Thanks for the post. I am starting to use WordPress (I am web designer) and the SimpleModal Contact Form is what I needed!!! This page is saved in my favourites, you never know when you are going to need the rest! :)
BY THE WAY THE EXPLORER WARNING IS A MUST USE! hahahahahha
Love it. You are using Explorer pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee use another browser :)
How To Create WordPress Tabs Using jQuery” looks really neat – got to try it for one of my blogs. Thanks for making and sharing this collection.
interesting article, is the first entered in this site and will not be the last
Greetings
Easily, the post is really the greatest on this laudable topic.
Thanks for sharing once again a great list… I do dig Jquery…
I feel very sturdy approximately it and would like to read more. If it’s OK, as you achieve extra extensive wisdom, would you thoughts adding more articles similar to this one with additional info? It will be extremely useful and useful for me and my friends.
thanks for info
nice collection. thanks for sharing
nice collection. thanks for sharing
Was great
But in my mind have one question
jquery It has a negative impact on site seo?
And thank you for putting this content
Great list of plugin!thanks for share it.
Nice post.Thanks for sharing useful information.
Great material in present!
Nice Post, final one is very good and resourceful.
The Events Calendar is amazing! thank you.
I have got the wp-wall and Jquery Comment preview oh and star rating aswell thank you for this post my friend :)
This is a wonderful list. Thanks for finding all of these WordPress goodies.
Wow..very nice tutorial..I would like WordPress Sidebar Turned Apple-Flashy Using jQuery UI.I wanna to install it on my blog.
Hi,
I need to replicate the jQuery as seen in this HTML website in into a WordPress page.
Click on Wedding Concepts for instance, and you’ll see.
Any plugins out there to get this working?
Many thanx!
Much appreciated.
Awesome Great Collections, Thanks!
Thank you really need it for :)
great tutorials, thanks bro
great collection…thank you for sharing
Appreciated, thanks
Hi guys. Thanks for this list. I am looking for an rollover overlay plugin for images, which will display text on hovering with the mouse. I tried this one “CSS3 Image & Text Overlay Plugin”, but it doesn’t work in IE or I don’t know how the css has to be modified. Any ideas for another one or the solution??? The website of the coding guy is down … .
nice plugin are you given
thanks a lot man ;)
thx bro
Thank you for this review, Image plugin are easy to use and the result can be awesome even for newbies in WordPress
thank you for this information. i will enrich my website with these things.