25 jQuery Plugins for Working with Forms

Almost every website uses a form of some kind. Contact forms and other types of forms can be enhanced with the use of a number of jQuery plugins that are readily available. In this post we’ll feature 25 useful plugins that you may be able to use in your own work with forms.

jqTranform

jqTransform will make it easy to give your forms a more attractive look as compared to the default form.

jqTranform

jQuery Form Plugin

With this plugin you can easily upgrade HTML forms to make use of AJAX.

jQuery Form Plugin

In-Field Labels

Display labels inside form fiels with this plugin. The label remains until the user starts typing.

In-Field Labels

jQuery Form Validation

This plugin will validate the information entered into form fields before it is submitted.

jQuery Form Validation

AJAX Form Validation

Another option for adding form validation.

AJAX Form Validation

jQuery Auto Complete

This plugins adds an auto complete functionality to form fields, especially useful for searches.

jQuery Auto Complete

jQuery Autocomplete

Another option for adding auto complete to form fields.

jQuery Autocomplete

Uploadify

Uploadify allows you to easily add one or more upload options.

Uploadify

Contactable

Contactable will help you to make jQuery contact forms quickly and easily.

Contactable

Input Fields with Images

This plugin allows you to add icons or images inside of input fields to add some flair to your forms.

Input Fields with Images

JavaScript Image Combobox

Add icons or images to items in a dropdown.

JavaScript Image Combobox

jQuery Checkbox

If your forms include checkboxes or radio buttons this plugin will allow you to style them.

jQuery Checkbox

Radio Button and Checkbox Replacement

This plugin will also help for styling radio buttons and checkboxes to suit your needs.

Radio Button and Checkbox Replacement

Datepicker

Datepicker makes it easy to add calendars to date input fields in forms.

Datepicker

Date Picker

This is another option for enhancing date fields within a form.

Date Picker

Plugin for Password Masking

This gives users the option to see the chracters of the password the are entering, for usability purposes.

Plugin for Password Masking

ToggleVal

ToggleVal will allow you to customize form fields to display default text within form fields.

ToggleVal

magicpreview

If you want users to be able to preview what they are entering into form fields, this plugin will allow you to do it.

magicpreview

jQuery Autosave

This plugin will autosave the progress of form fields using cookies so nothing will be lost.

jQuery Autosave

Elastic

Elastic uses jQuery to allow textareas to expand according to the text that is entered.

Elastic

iPhone Style Checkboxes

This plugin enhances standard HTML checkboxes and gives them an iPhone-like styling.

iPhone Style Checkboxes

AJAX Fancy CAPTCHA jQuery Plugin

Use this plugin to help prevent comment form spam with the use of a fancy CAPTCHA.

AJAX Fancy CAPTCHA jQuery Plugin

markItUp

Turn any textarea into a markup editor.

markItUp

Ajaxify

Turn any link or form from a standard request to an AJAX request.

Ajaxify

AutoTab

When a user has entered the maximum number of characters in a field (such as a phone number) it will auto tab to the next field.

AutoTab

For more jQuery resources please see:

0 shares
Stephen Snell is the owner and editor of Vandelay Design, a popular design blog.
  1. January 25, 2010

    jQuery Checkbox and Show Password are Awesome…

    Superb resources. Thanks for sharing

  2. January 25, 2010

    This is a great collection of jQuery plugins, I may even try some on my blog! I’m always impressed with how much jQuery has grown and allowed so much interactivity with pages.

  3. emptywalls
    January 25, 2010

    I use jQuery Validate and jQuery Form with great success. They are made to interact with each other, so validation and then AJAX submit are a snap.

  4. January 25, 2010

    an amazing collection… i’ve bookmarked it for future use. Thanks for the post!

  5. roger
    January 25, 2010

    This list is very useful, thank you.

  6. January 25, 2010

    Great just what I needed!
    I will use it on my site!

  7. January 26, 2010

    its good stuff for better working whit jquery an usebility the page

  8. January 26, 2010

    thanks for adding contactable, I hope you like it!

  9. January 26, 2010

    Take a look at my live form validation widget. Its coded after the jQuery UI coding and CSS guidlines (compatible with styleswitcher) and WCAG 2.0 and built in ARIA support.

    Take a look, its licensed under MIT and hosted on GitHub:
    http://wiki.github.com/fnagel/jQuery-Accessible-RIA/formular

  10. February 6, 2010

    AJAX Fancy CAPTCHA jQuery Plugin might come in handy.
    Nice post!

  11. February 10, 2010

    that is amazing.. thank for cool collection

  12. March 26, 2010

    Thats an fantastic & very useful list of form plugins…just what I needed!

  13. April 25, 2010

    Thank you for sharing. Date Picker’m using on my site. a great resource

  14. June 2, 2010

    that is amazing.. thank for cool collection

  15. June 3, 2010

    Thank you for your sharing very much.

  16. June 3, 2010

    Very Cool!!!! man!

  17. June 3, 2010

    I like this collection. Thanks for sharing!

  18. June 26, 2010

    very nice jquery form plugins, i use it in my web design works! tank u!

  19. July 22, 2010

    thanks for the info , cherrs

  20. August 8, 2010

    good~

  21. September 18, 2010

    that is amazing.thanks for the info

  22. Senthil Kumar
    October 30, 2010

    Thanks! Autosave was exactly i was looking for! 🙂

  23. January 9, 2011

    Thank you for sharing your stories. It is very useful for us. Thank you very much.

  24. February 21, 2011

    Thank you for sharing your stories

  25. Faruque Rahman
    March 3, 2011

    Excellent collection!!!

  26. March 16, 2011

    Nice collection, thanks for shareing!

  27. May 26, 2011

    Awesome, Thanks for this! I noticed 1 typo, though. 😉

    “Display labels inside form fiels with this plugin.”

  28. May 30, 2011

    I like it.It very necessary for web design. thanks for sharing

  29. July 7, 2011

    Drop-in replacement for your with multiple attribute.

  30. hasan
    July 8, 2011

    how to create comment box

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

One Week Remaining for Free Job Board Postings