5 Easy to Use jQuery Tabs Plugins
Tabs effects the user-friendliness of website in terms of its page navigation. Out of many plugins, this article introduces the best 5 easy to use jQuery plugin.
Let’s start.
Why does good tab matter?
Good tabs, clean and organized one, will lead the user seamlessly from one page to another, creating great user experience. The options to divide different contents into a single section of a page is amazing. Not only does it saves screen space, but it also provides users an easy way to access to the content that they are interested in. No tabs, or bad tabs will make them scroll all the way to their desired content, wasting time.
So, here is the list of 5 easy to use jQuery tabs plugins that will surely give you an idea for your next project.
jQuery Tab – Simple Responsive Tabs
A simple plugin that provides a simple fade transition effect when selecting other tabs. This also provides a responsive version of the tabs that changes into an accordion when it reached a certain breakpoint.
AccordionTab – Simple jquery tabs
This plugin provides Vertical and Horizontal tabs layout for you to choose, as well as keeping the same responsive concept that changes tabs into an accordion.
Easy Responsive Tabs to Accordion
The plugin demo show what it can do right off the bat. Here is a list of features on what this plugin can do.
- Horizontal / Vertical Tabs to Accordion
- Tabs and accordion are created entirely with jQuery
- Supports multiple sets of tabs on same page
- Cross browser compatibility (IE7+, Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera)
- Multi device support (Web, Tablets & Mobile)
- Link directly to specified tab (works with multiple instances)
- Maintains state of tabs when navigating away from page and then returning using back or forward (if browser supports the History API)
- Nested tabs
jQuery Tabulous JS
Well let’s just say this one is great when it comes to simplicity, making this one of the easiest jQuery Tabs Plugins to use. Too bad it looks like the tabs to accordion is not on this one.
ColorfulTab
And for the last one on the list. This plugin provides excellent transition from one color to another as well as variation of its design. check out the codepen here.
Good Luck Coding!
