What are the main differences between a Jquery Widget and a Jquery Plugin.
Mainly:
- What purposes do they serve
- Is one better than another or do they both have their place in the jquery world
- What is an example where I would want to use one over another
- What is an example if any where either would be a fine solution
- What is an example of a widely used widget and a widely used plugin
I’ve never heard of a jQuery widget. I imagine some people might use the term to describe a… widget… that has been made with jQuery. Certainly there are widgets in jQuery UI, for example. It’s an odd question.
A widget is a widget (always includes a visual element, sometimes includes reusable functionality), and can be a subset of a plugin or a plugin in and of itself.
A plugin extends jQuery directly and may or may not have a visual component.