jQuery Tutorials & Plugins

Quick and dirty nested drop-down menu in the jQuery styleee. I needed a nav like this for a recent project and a quick Googling turned up nothing that really suited, so droppy was born. It hasn’t been designed with flexibility in mind – if you like what you see, great, integration should be a breeze – otherwise I’d look for something more configurable elsewhere.

Usage:
Javasctipy:

<script type='text/javascript'>
  $(function() {
    $('#nav').droppy();
  });
</script>

HTML:

<ul id='nav'>
  <li><a href='#'>Top level 1</a></li>
  <li><a href='#'>Top level 2</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 1</a></li>
      <li>
        <a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2</a>
        <ul>
          <li>
            <a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 1</a>
            <ul>
              <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 1 - 1</a></li>
              <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 1 - 2</a></li>
              <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 1 - 3</a></li>
              <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 1 - 4</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
          <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 2</a></li>
          <li>
            <a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 3</a>
            <ul>
              <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 3 - 1</a></li>
              <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 3 - 2</a></li>
              <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 3 - 3</a></li>
              <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 2 - 3 - 4</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </li>
      <li><a href='#'>Sub 2 - 3</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

With Custom Speed:

<script type='text/javascript'>
  $(function() {
    $('#nav').droppy({speed: 100});
  });
</script>

Example – Download