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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T15:23:29+00:00 2026-05-22T15:23:29+00:00

I am trying to detect if a jQuery plugin is available, I tried $.pluginName

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I am trying to detect if a jQuery plugin is available, I tried

$.pluginName

but failed then tried

$().pluginName

it works. But whats the difference between the 2?

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    2026-05-22T15:23:30+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 3:23 pm

    You should be looking at $.fn.pluginName. jQuery’s $.fn is an alias for $.prototype and that’s where all the plugin names go. The top-level $.* namespace is reserved for jQuery’s utility functions such as $.each() and $.grep().

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