xCSS is a CSS framework that makes developing complex style structures easier within an object-oriented workflow.

Using xCSS can save a lot of development time by:

• using variables
• having a intuitive overview of the overall CSS structure
• re-using existing style cascades
• & more..

xCSS requires PHP 5 to run & can be configured very quickly by inserting few lines to the webpages + the stylesheet.

The framework is lightweight, can seamlessly integrate into any existing workflow & well-documented which lowers the learning curve.

Also, besides minimizing the CSS overhead, it still keeps (X)HTML attributes semantic.

gRaphaël is an open source JavaScript charting library that is based on Raphaël graphics library (WRD link).

It is capable of generating both static & interactive outputs including pie, bar, line or dot charts.

The charts are created with VML & supports the most popular browsers like Firefox 3.0+, Safari 3.0+, Opera 9.5+ and Internet Explorer 6.0.

There are some beautiful demos provided including the interactive pie chart & the dot chart.

WMD is a lightweight HTML editor which is ideal for blog comments, forum posts & basic content management.

It can be implemented into any textarea with one line of code & with an extra line, live preview functionality can be implemented.

This is not a WYSIWYG editor. Rather, it is a WYSIWYM Markdown editor (what you see Is what you mean).

WMD produces clean semantic HTML, leaving presentation details like fonts and colors up to style sheets.

Markdown: a simple markup language that’s as easy to read and write as plain-text email.

Ident Engine is an open source JavaScript library that can bring together the footprints every user leaves on various social networks.

The library supports more than 70 sites, including all the popular ones like Twitter, Flickr, Facebook or Youtube.

From Glenn Jones, the creator of the library:

Wouldn’t it be a little magical if, when you signed up for a new site, the site said something like, “We notice you have a profile photo on Flickr and Twitter, would you like to use one of those or upload a new one?”

Ident Engine makes this totally possible.

It analyzes the relations between various networks using the rel="me" tags & Social Graph API’s "lookup" method.

And, to parse the profiles Yahoo’s YQL or a .Net parser, UfXtract is used.

More technical details can be found at "Discovering Magic", an article by Glenn Jones, and you can always check the demos to see the power of Ident Engine.

Stacey is an open source application for creating online portfolios with ease.

It is not a CMS application, the content is managed by creating folders & editing text files.

The application runs with PHP5 & does not require a database or has installation files, just upload & use.

Stacey has these ready-to-use pages:

• projects (where they are listed & different images can be viewed with a JS slider)
• about
• contact

The look & feel of the portfolio website can be customized by updating pure HTML files (no templating system is used).

Symfony, one of the most popular PHP frameworks around, is sharing several standalone PHP classes (under the Symfony Components website) which can ease the job of a PHP developer.

They don’t require Symfony to be used & can be used with any PHP code.

Currently, 3 classes are ready to be used:

YAML

It parses YAML strings and converts them to PHP arrays. It can also converts PHP arrays to YAML strings.

Event Dispatcher

It’s a good way to make your code more flexible. It’s also a great way to make your code easily extensible by others.

Symfony Event Dispatcher is a PHP library that provides a lightweight implementation of the Observer design pattern.

Dependency Injection

It provides a lightweight and robust Dependency Injection Container for classes that implements the Dependency Injection pattern.

And, 2 new classes are on the way:

• Templating
• Request Handler

All the code provided is very well-documented & totally free to use.

jQuery UI Multiselect is a widget that converts html multiple select inputs into slicker interfaces.

It makes searching within the options possible which is very functional for large lists & selected items can be re-ordered by drag’n drops.

It can display the number of selected items & for an easier selection, there are select all/deselect all links provided.

The widget is unobtrusive & and be styled with ThemeRoller.

FCKeditor, one of the most popular free WYSIWYG editors around now has a new version with more features & a lighter name: CKEditor.

WYSIWYG editors generally load slow due to the highly-used JavaScript. One of the best things CKEditor offers is the seriously improved perfomance to eliminate this problem.

Also, it is now an accessible script in compliance with the W3C WCAG & the US Section 508.

CKEditor offers a rich & powerful integration and interaction API. The editor is also totally plugin based & can be extended/modified in all senses to fit every need.

With a new user interface based on a fresh skin which is colorful like a chameleon, you can change its color to match your needs.

jQTouch is a jQuery plugin for creating mobile applications with just HTML, CSS & JavaScript.

It comes with native animations, automatic navigation, and themes for mobile WebKit browsers like iPhone, G1, and Pre.

It can be setup in a few minutes & totally customized with the selector options.

It has 2 ready-to-use themes:

• default Apple theme
• jQTouch theme

and new ones can be created with less effort.

The plugin offers page history management and CSS3 page transitions including 3d flip. Also, it easily allows applications to run in fullscreen mode with custom icons and startup screens.

Normally, when a data is submitted, it is sent in plain text if no SSL is used.

jCryption is a jQuery plugin for encrypting POST/GET data submitted by forms.

It uses public-key algorithm of RSA for the encryption & has a PHP file for handling the decryption of data.

Some features of jCryption:

• encryption up to 2048 bit
• AjaxSubmit supported
• doesn’t block the browser on calculations

The plugin is easy to install, use and extend. Calling the jCryption function:

$("#formID").jCryption();

and handling the data with the ready-to-use PHP function is enough.