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Usability on websites is exploding right now. AJAX has enabled web developers everywhere to add functionality to their sites like never before. I’ve gathered 43 extremely useful (but still easy to implement) AJAX applications for use on any website. Keep your users coming back and increase your website’s functionality.
General Purpose
- Dragable Boxes
Create draggable content boxes.
- AJAX Poll
Create an AJAX powered poll. Requires PHP and mySQL.
- TableKit
Create tables that can be resize and sorted on the fly with AJAX.
- JqUploader
Use AJAX and jQuery to add file upload to your site.
- Dynamic Articles
Dynamically loaded articles.
- Rounded Corners With AJAX
Get rounded, anti-aliased, corners with AJAX.
- CoolTips
AJAX powered tooltips for your site.
- Embed Google Maps
Click a link and copy ONE LINE of code to past Google Maps anywhere on your page.
- AJAX Page Transitions
Load the next page in the series without changing the URL or refreshing.
- Stringify - AJAX Page Transitions
Use this script to add page transitions to your site.
- bmgadg - AJAX Calendar
An AJAX powered calendar.
- amCharts
Create beautiful pie charts using AJAX. The charts are presented with Flash giving them a very polished look.
- AjaxWP - WordPress Enhancement
Use this WordPress script to enhance your blog with lots of AJAX.
- LightWindow
LightWindow is similiar to the other “lightbox style” scripts except that you can put ANYTHING in the pop-up window. Very powerful.
- Advanced RSS Ticker
Add an AJAX powered RSS ticker anywhere on your site.
Status Indicators
- AJAX Status Indicator Creator
Here you can create you own status indicator.
- Status Indicator GIFs
Free status indicators for use on your AJAX enabled pages.
Forms
- Really Easy Field Validation
Form validation powered by AJAX. Some coding knowledge required.
- AJAX Contact Form
A contact form that you can use “out of the box”.
- Nice Forms
Add some AJAX to your forms to make them look beautiful!
- AJAX Auto-complete
Use AJAX to auto complete form inputs.
- Phatfusion - Form Validation
Form validation with AJAX.
Text Editing
- Resizing Textarea With AJAX
Dynamically resize your textareas to fit whatever you are typing.
- Moo Textareas
Increase or decrease the size of any textarea.
- Whizzywig
A free AJAX What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editor for text boxes.
- AJAX Inline Instant Update Text 2.0
Use AJAX for inline editing without the need to learn JavaScript.
- AJAX Edit In Place
Another edit in place AJAX script, this one has many options.
Tabbed Content
- Building Tabbed Content With AJAX
Instructions and codes on how to build tabbed content in AJAX.
- AJAX Tabs Content Script
Another tabbed content AJAX script that is easy to implement.
- Mootools Demo - Accordian
Have content that can fold in on itself in the style of an accordian.
- Accordion v2.0
A variation on the accordian style folding content in AJAX.
Galleries And Images
- AJAX Slideshow
Create a dynamic AJAX slideshow.
- GreyBox
GreyBox is a tiny (22kb) script that opens a window with whatever content you like.
- E2 Photo Gallery
A free, open-source, AJAX enabled gallery for your website.
- ZenPhoto
ZenPhoto is a very lightweight, very powerful photo gallery with AJAX features.
- Litebox
Litebox is the AJAX version of Lightbox. It’s just as powerful and only a fraction of the size.
- Mini Showcase
Mini Showcase is a lightweight AJAX powered gallery.
- Flickr Show
Use this AJAX script to put a flickr slideshow on your website.
- AJAX Banner Rotation
AJAX banner rotation. Rotated banner ads and even chunks of HTML.
Chat Boxes
- Shoutbox Examples
Use this script to add a shoutbox to your site.
- YShout 5
An amazing shoutbox powered by PHP and AJAX.
- AJAX Shoutbox For WordPress
This AJAX shoutbox started as a small code snippet and has now become a full-fledged wordpress add-on.
- Lace - AJAX Chat
A free AJAX chat script for your site.
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Vlad - October 6th, 2007
Very nice scripts.
Keep them coming
Than you
Gautam - October 8th, 2007
Looks really useful. Thnx for the post!!
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Øyvind Sean Kinsey - October 8th, 2007
First of all, the use of the term AJAX in this context is erroneous as at most half of the samples actually use AJAX.
AJAX is the use of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML or in most cases Asynchronous JavaScript and JSON.
The use of the term ‘web 2.0′ would probably be better suiting in the title than AJAX.
One should also be careful when implementing such features as asynchronous loading of content since this seriously affects searchability, and this amongst other factors should be mentioned.
Other than that, its a nice collection of inspirational applications, but they do need some considering before being implemented.
HaMoo - October 8th, 2007
Thanks !!
vikram - October 8th, 2007
Yes very very nice. Keep the good work going.
cksachdev - October 8th, 2007
Nice Collection
Webdiyer - October 8th, 2007
Useful links,thanks! This post has been linked here: dotneturls.com/resources/320/43_Exceptionally_Useful_AJAX_Applications.aspx
Tobias Zimmergren - October 9th, 2007
Nice collection of useful scripts.
Bookmarked.
Gopinath M - October 9th, 2007
Waht a cool content buddy. Great collection. Thanks you very much. Soon I’ll use these applications on my sites
qureyoon - October 9th, 2007
this is a very nice list !
most of the so called 100 or 50 or 20 list, usually just started with the top 10 that include screenshots and description, after that they just put the link.
but yours, although the description is pretty much short, have all the screenshots ! and that is all i need
nice one ! you have a new subscriber
*bookmarked !
Rene - October 9th, 2007
cool javascript list but some of them seem that are not ajax just javascript
AlE - October 9th, 2007
Demasiado buenos los scripts!!!
Alex Bell - October 9th, 2007
Hi
I liked your blog, it was fun to read. I look for blogs all the time that can influence me to come up with unique ideas for my blog.
Regards,
Alex Bell.
Franck - October 10th, 2007
Great resource. I have mentioned it on my Web site.
Tim - October 14th, 2007
I love this list and I plan to try some of the examples.
I balked when I saw “polls” listed at #2. As Slashdot disclaims: If you use them for anything serious, you are insane.
sola solarium - October 19th, 2007
amCharts looks really great, thanks for that tip!
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