10 New jQuery Plugins You Have to Know
This roundup showcases ten jQuery plugins that were gaining attention around 2010, featuring interactive tools like image galleries with 360-degree previews, AJAX-based infinite scrolling, animated social sharing buttons, and customizable UI elements—many of which replicated effects previously requiring Flash or Java. The author highlights standout plugins like "The Most Awesome jQuery Image Slider" for its elegant Apple-like design and QuickSand for its innovative filtering capabilities, while noting that jQuery had made it feasible to build complex visual effects entirely in JavaScript.