Client-side paging of dynamically generated records with jQuery Template & Pagination Plugins

I'm amazed at the sheer number of jQuery plugins that developers worldwide painstakingly build & voluntarily share. There is a vibrant, responsive jQuery community online that offers feedback & support to those seeking it. This community is one big reason which makes jQuery special when compared to other JavaScript libraries.

To display dynamically generated records with client-side paging, I recently tried out Microsoft's jQuery Template plugin (minified version: ~6KB) alongwith G Birke's jQuery Pagination plugin (minified version: ~3KB) . I've shared my code sample on JSBin (see source).

This sample is an adaption of Stephen Walther's Templates plugin example & a Pagination plugin example by StackOverflow member brianpeiris. The help I recieved from the StackOverflow forum has been invaluable.

Some of the things I learnt from working with jQuery plugins are -

• Note which version of a  jQuery plugin you are using & if it needs a specific version of the jQuery library & any other dependent files.
• Pick Plugins which have good documentation & demos. If you pick a popular one, the chances of getting quick help from online forums will be higher.
• Find out if the license policy for that Plugin suits your needs. Plugins hosted on Github generally have liberal licensing.
• Rate Plugins on the jQuery Plugins site so that it can help the author & potential users (requires login)