ImageMapster is a jQuery plugin that brings HTML image maps to life. With this tool, any image map can be highlighted, selected, and manipulated in all kinds of ways. ImageMapster is 100% Javascript and it works on every major browser, without Flash or any other dependencies (except jQuery), including Internet Explorer 6. Some advanced effects require HTML5 support, but will still fall back to work in older browsers.

Chosen is a JavaScript plugin that makes long, unwieldy select boxes much more user-friendly. It is currently available in both jQuery and Prototype flavors.

jVectorMap is a jQuery plugin employed to show vector maps and visualize data on HTML pages. It uses SVG in all modern browsers like Firefox 3 or 4, Safari, Chrome, Opera, IE9, while legacy support for older versions of IE from 6 to 8 is provided with VML. Using jVectorMap is pretty simple as for any other jQuery plugin.

An unbelievably easy way to add style and validation to your forms. Forms are everywhere and, usually, suck. Formly makes adding forms to your site a bit more exciting. Easily add style, validation, and a more impressive user interaction with a single function.

Ever heard of JavaScript? I bet it’s a Yes if you’re a web designer and how long did it take for you to master it? Unless you are a genius, it does take some time to learn how to use it and only after that create some great websites. For those of you who have not yet worked with JavaScript and it kind of scares you – we have good news for you. If you want to increase the usability and the appearance of your website – you can use a really powerful framework to help you out known as jQuery.

jQuery comes in handy  when you want your website to look nicer and user-friendly. Let’s say you would like to add something interactive to your future website, then you could use one of the jQuery plugins and for your information it has many of them at your disposal. What’s more, thanks to all those skilled developers these plugins appear all the time, so that you could use something fresh and up to date for your website. You can easily find them on the Internet, but we can help you with that and offer you a selection of 20 fresh and useful jQuery plugins that you might consider using. Enjoy!

Everyone loves the Google CDN right? Even Microsoft runs their own CDN.

The problem is, they only host the most popular libraries.

We host the other stuff.

Navigation is a critical aspect of any website. Many larger sites use drop down menus in effort to make it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for. In this post we will feature 25 scripts that you can use on your own sites for jQuery drop down menus.

There are some attractive Adobe Flash based solutions for this type of UI component, and while JavaScript versions exist (see this and this), the commercial Flash products tend to have better aesthetics and polish. To redress the balance in JavaScript's favour, I have created this jQuery carousel plugin.

Cloud Zoom is a jQuery image zoom plugin, a comparable alternative to products such as Magic Zoom. Compared to the popular jQZoom plugin, Cloud Zoom is smaller, has more features and more robust compatability across browsers.

jQuery is fast becoming a must-have skill for front-end developers. The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of the jQuery JavaScript library; when you're done with the book, you should be able to complete basic tasks using jQuery, and have a solid basis from which to continue your learning. This book was designed as material to be used in a classroom setting, but you may find it useful for individual study.