Getting Started: WordPress and jQuery
Core fundamentals you need to know
jQuery background and essentials
WordPress background and essentials
jQuery and WordPress: Putting it all together
Working with jQuery in WordPress
Our first WordPress and jQuery setup
jQuery secret weapon #1: Using selectors and filters
jQuery secret weapon #2: Manipulating CSS and elements in the DOM
jQuery secret weapon #3: Events and effects (aka: the icing on the cake)
Making it all easy with statement chaining
Our First Project: Expanding/collapsing WordPress posts
Digging Deeper: Understanding jQuery and WordPress Together
Two ways to "plugin" jQuery into a WordPress site
The basics of a WordPress theme
The basics of a WordPress plugin
Putting it all together: Edit the theme or create a custom plugin?
Doing a Lot More with Less: Making Use of Plugins for Both jQuery and WordPress
The project overview: Seamless event registration
Part 1: Getting everything set up
Part 2: Form validation—make sure that what's submitted is right
Final thoughts and project wrap up: It's all about graceful degrading
jQuery Animation within WordPress
Getting to know jQuery's UI plugin
Enhancing effects with jQuery UI
Enhancing the user interface of your WordPress site
AJAX with jQuery and WordPress
What AJAX is and isn't: A quick primer
Getting started with jQuery's AJAX functionality
.getJSON: The littlest birds get the most re-tweets
Project: Ajax-izing the built-in comment form
Tips and Tricks for Working with jQuery and WordPress
jQuery tips and tricks for working in WordPress
WordPress tips and tricks for optimal jQuery enhancements
Appendix: jQuery and WordPress Reference Guide
Appendix: jQuery and WordPress Reference Guide