Top 5 jQuery Techniques to Enhance User Experience

JavaScript is one of the most sought after languages designed to build interactive web applications. So, JavaScript uses one of the most definitive tool that provides full power and flexibility in developing practical web applications is jQuery.

jQuery is a JavaScript library. It is mainly used to standardize and simplify the interactions between HTML elements and JavaScript Code. JavaScript allows websites to be dynamic and interactive, whereas the jQuery helps to optimize this process in a very effective manner. So today we are going to discuss 5 Key techniques in jQuery to improve the user experience and User interactions in modern web applications.

So let’s deep dive into 5 jQuery techniques to enhance UI in web applications.

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Contents

1. Updating to the latest version of jQuery
2. Building an effective login form
3. Use of jQuery plugins for easy and glossy navigation
4. Submission of form without refreshing a page
5. Hide some important data with spoiler revealer
6. Conclusion

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1. Updating to the latest version of jQuery

jQuery is the most sought-after and rich javascript library. It is mainly used to wrap the lines of code into methods so that it becomes easy to call the lines of code using a single line of code. In order to build a better user experience and improve the performance of our projects, you need to update to the latest version of jQuery. Furthermore, to improve the efficiency and accuracy of your website you need to make use of the latest version of jQuery. 

We can easily update to the latest version and the best thing about using jQuery latest version is that you must only change the script tag so that it works automatically. 

jQuery can be added using CDN hosting that is provided by Google mainly for JavaScript libraries. The following code shows how to update to the latest version of jQuery.

<!-- The jQuery version you are using -->
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<!-- The latest branch of the jQuery version you are using -->
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3/jquery.min.js"></script>

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2. Building an effective login form

Forms are a core part of any website that developers build.

As the forms create grab the attraction and make the developers focus on building the forms which result in improving better user experience.

An animate() method is used to replace or shift the user from one form to another.

You can view this tutorial to know how to create a login form with AJAX.

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3. Use of jQuery plugins for easy and glossy navigation

Navigation plays a key role in improving the user experience.

So in order to provide smooth navigation for the users, jQuery plugins are used. The developers must create simple jQuery tabs which are both responsive and effective in offering smooth navigation to the users.

All the jQuery plugins are available in the https://jquery.com/plugins repository link.

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4. Submission of form without refreshing a page

In a website, form submission can be done without refreshing the page with the help of jQuery.

If suppose you refresh the page in the middle of the operation or form submission it may cause an error or may have a conflict which makes users deter. So one need to submit the form without refreshing the page then you can automatically improve the user experience and can improve the performance of a website.

You can use jQuery to upload a file using AJAX. In order to implement you need to create a HTML <form method='post' enctype='multipart/form-data'> with file element. For sending upload request you can either use file element change event or a button click.

Here, is the jQuery script –

$(document).ready(function(){

    $("#but_upload").click(function(){

        var fd = new FormData();
        var files = $('#file')[0].files[0];
        fd.append('file',files);

        $.ajax({
            url: 'upload.php',
            type: 'post',
            data: fd,
            contentType: false,
            processData: false,
            success: function(response){
                if(response != 0){
                    $("#img").attr("src",response); 
                    $(".preview img").show(); // Display image element
                }else{
                    alert('file not uploaded');
                }
            },
        });
    });
});

On button click above code send the selected file to upload.php file using jQuery AJAX. Need to use FormData object to pass the selected file to the server.

It improves user experience by not reloading the whole page for file upload.

You can view this tutorial to know how to upload a file with jQuery  AJAX.

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5. Hide some important data with spoiler revealer

Users must not reveal any important facts and data related to their organization.  By using this spoiler revealers are the one who can analyze the information that the users mostly reveal and target. 

The technique of spoiler revealers is made using jQuery plugins. This aspect also helps the user in improving their experience in a better way. 

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6. Conclusion

We need the best scripting language to build web applications that are user-friendly. Demand for web applications has been increasing over the years.

jQuery helps you in building excellent web applications. Above mentioned techniques make use of jQuery plugins and other jQuery operations in order to satisfy users and ensure better experience to them while using the particular web application. 

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