Stick It plugin v.1.0 for jQuery - now in beta

The Stick It plugin for jQuery is a mashup of sorts, built on top of the jQuery JavaScript library. It is a bookmarklet, notebook, and to-do list, wrapped up into a single interface. It is simple to use, and easy to customize. To find out more, read the FAQ.

Is it free?

Yes, Stick It is released under the GNU GPL. Do with it what you will under this license. If you use Stick It on a commercial Web site, a small donation is always appreciated, but not required. It helps to progress development and bug fixing.

Why not a browser plugin?

A browser plugin would be just for you. This is instead for your Web site users, and it requires no download or installation. A user can easily associate notes with a page URL, and the notes persist while they browse - even after they close the browser. Adding a temporary Stick It note also helps to prevent crowding in a user’s Bookmarks or Favorites file menu.

What technologies does it use?

Stick It does not require server-side scripting. It utilizes the jQuery JavaScript library, a bit of custom JavaScript deployed as a jQuery plugin, and a single cookie. Yes, if a user deletes the cookie, they will loose their Stick It notes. This is unavoidable.

Is it secure?

Stick It utilizes a regular expression to filter script tags. It also escapes special characters, and encodes the URL when displaying the note(s). With that being said, there are always inherent risks with any Web application. In a future release, I may add an optional setting for customizing the filter.

How many notes can a user store?

A cookie supports up to 4KB of information, which in this case is 4000 characters exactly, including spaces. For the beta release, there is no exception thrown if the user exceeds this amount. In Firefox, the cookie can no longer store a value once the limit is exceeded, and it will simply stop appending information.

What is the file size?

The jQuery library, compressed, is 19 KB. The Stick It plugin, compressed, is 5 KB. The style sheet is 2 KB. Uncompressed versions of these files are also available.

What browsers does Stick It support?

The beta version has been tested to work with IE 6+, Firefox 1.5+, and Safari 1.3+. It has not yet been tested in Opera 9.

Do you have a demo?

Sure, click the “Stick This!” link in the right column. That will launch Stick It for this Web site.

Do you provide support?

I provide support in the form of bug fixes, and progressive enhancements. I will try my best to answer any emails regarding Stick It, but please be patient with response times.

Optional Settings

The optional settings for this plugin are explained within the HTML example file in both the compressed and uncompressed ZIP files for Stick It. To get a better understanding of how to use Stick It on your Web site, this is the best place to look.

Click here to download the compressed version of Stick It and jQuery.

Click here to Download the uncompressed version of Stick It and jQuery.

• Posted by Brian
• March 30th, 2007