Following on from our last post, we felt you needed more jQuery plugins. Not because you do not seem to understand the power of jQuery, but because there were more we liked and wanted to tell you about. We have also included links to a few tutorials so be sure to take a look at them, as we all feel they are pretty good. So without further ado, lets get down and dirty with some more jQuery WordPress plugins.

Shockingly Big IE6 Warning Plugin. Not only does this have to be the best name for a plugin ever, it is also a truly great plugin as it displays a warning above a blog telling people not to use IE6 and the reasons why. Go Shockingly Big IE6 Warning Plugin.

WP-Slimbox2 Plugin. This plugin utilizes jQuery to create impressive image overlays with slide out effects. Again a great plugin if you utilize pictures in your blog.

Live Blogroll Plugin. The idea of this plugin, is that it enhances the blogroll in the following ways. When the mouse is hovered over a link in the blogroll, it creates a text box which features comments and RSS details. It is powered by Ajax.

Photoxhibit Plugin. This baby allows you to use pictures from your Flickr, Picasa, and, or Smug accounts to build photo galleries for your blog. You can also upload your own pictures for this project.

WordPress Sidebar Turned Apple Flashy Using jQuery UI Tutorial. With a title like that, what can it all mean? Well basically this is not a plugin, but a tutorial to create a sidebar like the start page of an Apple. In other words, make a classy one.

How To Create Tabs Using jQuery Tutorial. Tabbed navigation is a bonus as it gives quick and easy access to various parts of your site. This tutorial will enable you to build and design your own tabs, and make you the envy of all your blogging friends.

jQuery Reply To Comment Plugin. Providing you have jQuery installed on your blog, you can add two links to a post. Normally “reply”, and “quote”.

My Page Order Plugin. As you know, setting the order of pages on your blog can be a clumsy process, and an overly frustrating one. By using this plugin, a drag and drop interface is created and thus the urge to throw things out of the window, is not evoked.

WordPress Featured Post Slideshow Plugin. This plugin allows you to create animated slideshows, which should be eye catching if nothing else.

GD Star Rating Plugin. This is a great plugin for increasing interaction between reader and you, as it allows your blog posts to be rated. Many options are available for displaying the stars as well as creating sidebars to show the most top rated articles etc.

Create A Featured WordPress Slider Using jFlow Tutorial. This tutorial will show you how to create sliding content areas where featured articles can be seen. Navigation is easily customized too.

Adding Form Validation To WordPress Comments Using jQuery Tutorial. Want to learn how to validate a form without out reloading a page and possibly losing form content? Good, follow the link and find out.

Using jQuery To Enhance A Clients Log-in Experience Tutorial. Well you don’t want your clients thinking you’re boring, so create a jQuery lightbox to make your clients feel enhanced.

These plugins and tutorials should help you make the most of your blog using the powerful jQuery to its potential. Just be sure to choose which options you want with care, and try and determine before hand what it will add to your blog.

jQuery allows for impressive animations and interactions that are easily created and utilized in your WordPress blog. If used wisely, these plugins can enhance your blog by making it far easier for your readership to read your words of genius, and participate in your blog.

This articles details some of the better plugins that utilize jQuery.

Infinite Scroll Plugin. This baby adds related pages on to the one that your reader is reading. The content it grabs is predetermined by you by using the .load() method which is an CSS selector of the HTML you have chosen. This is also knows as autopagerize, paginate, and endless pages.

jQuery Lightbox Plugin. This plugin can be used to overlay images on a page. It is compatible with WordPress 2.2 and up, and fully compatible with K2. It is well worth considering if you are using a lot of pictures on your blog.

WordPress Post Information Plugin. This simple plugin allows you to view post meta information by using the toggle function in JavaScript. It is an on demand feature.

Snazzy Archives Plugin. Snazzy is a fantastic word and should never be underestimated by man or beast. The same can be said of this plugin which allows you to select different ways to display your posts, and add special effects to make it all snazzy. Displaying videos with comments for example is just one of the many options available with this plugin

J Post Slider Plugin. This plugin allows you to create a slider navigation element, that is used for showing your posts by sliding them across the screen. The motion is constant, until a user holds the mouse over a post, and selects it by clicking it. Post descriptions also appear.

WP Imagefit Plugin. This plugin uses JavaScript to resize images rather than CSS or HTML to do the job. If you enjoy your JavaScript, you’ll enjoy Wp Imagefit.

Wp Wall Plugin. This is quite a clever little addition to your blog, as it adds a widget in the sidebar which displays comments. It has the full range of moderation options as normal comments, as all the hard work is done back-office via WordPress.

jQuery Comment Preview Plugin. This plugin provides live uploading of comments without the page having to refresh. It could be a good one if your blog is powered by feisty debates.

Insights Plugin. This plugin is extremely useful if you use pictures in your posts. Powered by Ajax, it creates an interface which allows you to search the following sites individually to find images in real time. Flickr, Youtube, Wikipedia, Search Google, Insert a Google Map and more…

µAudio Plugin. This is an mp3 player powered by Flash. To save load time, the links are unmodified until they are clicked, at which a point the player fades in and out depending on whether it is selected. Clever really.

Simple Modal Contact Form Plugin. This Ajax powered plugin, basically provides a good way for a reader to complete a form. It has an option whereby the reader can request a copy. It utilizes the jQuery JavaScript library and the SimpleModal jQuery plugin to work.

Events Calendar Plugin. This plugin is a more enhanced version of the basic calendar provided by WordPress. It allows you to keep track of events, hence the name.

µMint Plugin. This allows you to integrate statistics of Shaun Inman’s Mint statistic package into WordPress. What you do with them after that is completely up to you.

As you can see, there are a lot of useful plugins here to help you create a better blog for your readers. As with all plugins, it is advisable to chose them with care, and be clear about its role in your blog.