Instant jQuery Boilerplate for Plugins

by Jonathan Fielding

Overview

jQuery plugins helps you to extend jQuery's prototype object. jQuery plugins are used to achieve a specific task with a collection of elements, they are modular and reusable across several projects.Instant jQuery Boilerplate for Plugins is a hands on guide to writing your own plugins. The recipes in this book will guide you through the steps of plug-in development.Each recipe is a short tutorial within itself that will help you explore different options available within jQuery by providing a clear explanation on what jQuery Boilerplate has to offer. By the end of the book, you will have learned how to write a plugin and will be ready to start writing plugins of your own.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849519717
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	08/22/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	82
File size:	787 KB

About the Author

Jonathan Fielding is a web developer who regularly has to write specialized jQuery plugins for clients. These range from lightweight carousels that work responsively on different platforms to sets of interactive panels used to show a JSON feed. He has used several different versions of jQuery Boilerplate, and he understands how it can be used to jumpstart plugin development for these sorts of projects.Jonathan works with frontend technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JS, alongside backend technologies like PHP. He develops a large number of websites that are powered by WordPress and is adept at adapting WordPress to suit many purposes. These have included making a Facebook app for Vodafone powered by WordPress and developing several corporate sites.