Beighley L. jQuery For Dummies

Wiley Publishing Inc., 2010. — 362 p.Learn how jQuery can make your Web page or blog stand out from the crowd!
jQuery is free, open source software that allows you to extend and customize Joomla! , Drupal, AJAX, and WordPress via plug-ins. Assuming no previous programming experience, Lynn Beighley takes you through the basics of jQuery from the very start.
You'll discover how the jQuery library separates itself from other JavaScript libraries through its ease of use, compactness, and friendliness if you're a beginner programmer.
Open the book and find:
How to acquire and test jQuery;
Tips on understanding parent-child elements;
Different types of event handlers;
Cool things to do with page elements;
Effects you can achieve with animation;
Ways to make forms easier and more appealing to use;
How to add a calendar to a page;
Ten terrific plug-ins you'll want.Learn to:
Build site special effects such as fades, sliding panels, and tabbed navigation;
Create a photo gallery for your blog or Web site;
Customize Twitter and RSS feeds;
Add jQuery plug-ins for WordPress, Drupal, Joomla!, and more.