• Always wrap your plugin in (function( $ ){ // plugin goes here })( jQuery );
  • Don't redundantly wrap the this keyword in the immediate scope of your plugin's function
  • Unless you're returning an intrinsic value from your plugin, always have your plugin's function return the this keyword to maintain chainability.
  • Rather than requiring a lengthy amount of arguments, pass your plugin settings in an object literal that can be extended over the plugin's defaults.
  • Don't clutter the jQuery.fn object with more than one namespace per plugin.
  • Always namespace your methods, events and data.