PayPal‘s recent study revealed that Australian retailers with an online presence have experienced a 5 percent increase in sales as of July 2012. On the other hand, brick-and-mortar stores have experienced a 4 percent decrease in sales for the same period. This development is representative of the global trend and highlights the importance of having an online presence for continued business growth.
However, having an online presence is only half the story.
User-friendliness has been cited as one of the major barriers in the growth of mobile commerce in Singapore. As such, having an interactive and attractive website will definitely help to contribute directly to your bottom line. Here is a list of open source JQuery plugins that can help to improve the look and feel of your website:
JQuery TOOLS
- JQuery library with a variety of UI Tools and Form Tools.
- Simple to use and complements JQuery UI.
Content Flow
- http://www.jacksasylum.eu/ContentFlow/
- Javascript image gallery for Apple style coverflows.
- Provides a variety of options such as screwdriver, lightbox, slideshow, and carousel.
CoverScroll
- http://slobodan.99k.org/plugins/coverscroll.html
- CSS3 image gallery for Apple style coverflows.
Nivo Slider
- http://nivo.dev7studios.com/
- JQuery image slider.
- Support for WordPress.
- Simple to use with a variety of transitions.
FancyBox
- http://fancyapps.com/fancybox/
- JQuery lightbox plugin.
- Support for WordPress.
- Zooming functionality for images, html contentand multi-media on webpages.
jQZoom Evolution
- http://www.mind-projects.it/projects/jqzoom/
- Javascript image magnifier.
Data Tables
- http://datatables.net
- JQuery table.
- Provides a variety of features such as table sorting, pagination, data search, and data export to Microsoft Excel and Adobe PDF.
With so many JQuery plugins at your disposal, you are well equipped to establish a great online presence with a user friendly, interactive website.
Used any of these JQuery plugins before? Which one works best for you? Do you have other great JQuery plugins to recommend? Do share with us your experiences in the comments below!
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