11 Useful jQuery Powered WordPress Plugins
We all know the kind of dynamic and engaging functionality that jQuery can add to a user interface, but integrating jQuery does require some technical know-how. This isn’t a big deal for many of us, but some WordPress users prefer the simplicity of a plugin. The purpose of this article is to help you discover some of the useful WordPress plugins available that gives you jQuery powered functionality in an easy to implement package.
Carousel Gallery (jQuery) for WordPress
This plugin builds on the builtin WordPress gallery, and replaces any gallery inserted using the tag with a neat jQuery powered carousel. By carousel it means you can browse through all the pictures in the gallery and they’ll slide from the right to the left and seamlessly start over at the end.
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries makes the native WordPress galleries use a lightbox script called ColorBox to display the fullsize images.
jQuery Image Lazy Load WP
This plugin adds Lazy Load to WordPress. Lazy load delays loading of images in (long) pages. Images below the fold (far down in the page) wont be loaded before user scrolls down.
jQuery Comment Preview
This plugin gives commentors a live preview without taking up any extra screen real estate. It includes a simple HTML editor and you can customize comment preview block as you wish.
Google Analyticator
Google Analyticator adds the necessary JavaScript code to enable Google Analytics logging on any WordPress blog. This eliminates the need to edit your template code to begin logging. Google Analyticator also includes several widgets for displaying Analytics data in the admin and on your blog.
jQuery Post Preview WordPress Plugin
If you don’t like WordPress built-in Visual Editor (because it puts a lot of unnecessary tags or by any other reasons), but you want to have live post preview like in Visual Editor, this plugin may be useful for you.
jQuery-Pagebar
jQuery-Pagebar displays a jQuery slider instead of the normal previous/next links.
J Post Slider
This plugin will rotate latest posts from blog, presented with selected image, post headline, and optional post excerpt.
WP-Slimbox2
This plugin implements the excellent Javascript Slimbox2 written by Christophe Beyls which utilizes jQuery.
WordPress Post Information Plugin
This plugin aims to consolidate your post information into a collapsible panel (using jQuery) that can save space on your page.
WordPress jQuery Lightbox
This is WordPress’s version of the jQuery Lightbox Plugin written by balupton.
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15 comments
Robert McGuire
December 14, 2009I think the jquery plugins that are associated with blog images or image viewing are the ones that really shine. They can easily turn a boring blog into something worth coming back to.
Steve @ Fotoviva
June 24, 2011Totally agree Mike, I’m looking at utilising some of these to bring my site into the 21st C! WordPress has come a long way in the last few years and is now such a powerful system.
Dimi
December 14, 2009Very nice, thanks! And I do agree with you Robert
Destiny Islands
December 14, 2009These really are some useful posts! Web Design Ledger always has the best content for AJAX scripts and tutorials, so I always love coming here to see what’s new.
Xcellence IT
December 15, 2009Hi Buddy,
Nice list of jquery plug-ins, I have tried most of them, but J Post Slider, which I will be using in one of the project I’m currently working on.
We love working on WordPress & J-Query. It makes our life much easier.
Kindly read out my latest post at..
http://www.xcellence-it.com/wordpress/speed-up-your-wordpress-blog/76
Regards,
Krunal
Xcellence IT
An Enterprise & Web Solutions Expert
SmashinGeeks
December 15, 2009Nice Collection
kevin
December 15, 2009Cool, i was wondering how the delay effect was done on some sites; the lazt load plugin, gonna be helpfull. thanks
BigM75
December 16, 2009perfect, jquery rules
Josh
December 16, 2009I just installed the google Analytics plugin. I really like having those stats right in my dashboard along with the WordPress.com stats plugin
Adam Hermsdorfer
December 17, 20092009 was a huge breakthrough year for jQuery and WordPress.
Tom
December 17, 2009Nice list!
i like the carousel plugin most!
Web Design Philippines
January 18, 2010this is a nice list of plugins. very useful post. thanks
Phil
February 17, 2010I’m thinking to simply install jquery plugin instead of creating the effect by myself. However, thanks for sharing this, you helping me a lot.
Ledertasche
September 18, 2010many thanks for great article
Tony
November 1, 2011Very cool round-up.
I also created a plug-in which offers some pretty cool jquery awesomeness, check it out at http://www.OptinBar.com
Thanks Again!
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