What is the jQuery Browser Plugin?

The jQuery Browser Plugin is an addon for jQuery that makes it easy to uniquely identify your visitors' browsers.

What does it do?

It gives you an object in javascript that contains all of the information about the browser being used. It also adds CSS browser selectors, which means you can style elements or write functions for specific browsers, browser versions, layouts, layout versions, and even operating systems.
Image of the jQuery Browser Plugin in action.

How does it work?

First, it quickly and carefully collects all of the information about the browser. Then, it takes all of that information and places it into intuitively named objects inside jQuery.browser, jQuery.layout, and jQuery.os. making browser information as easily accessible as jQuery already makes writing javascript.

And what is jQuery?

jQuery is a small but power-packed bundle of javascript functions that make writing javascript quick and simple. Selecting elements on your page is like using CSS, learning and using functions requires minimal fuss, and the learning curve is sometimes described as "zero".

Neat-o!

I know, right?

Releases

Official releases	Date	Size	Links	Status
2.3-AIO	2008-Sep-24	57.13 KB	Download Release notes	Recommended for 1.2.x