jQuery Plugin Code Template

(function($){
	$.fn.extend({ 
		//plugin name - animatemenu
		pluginnamehere: function(options) {
 
			//Settings list and the default values
			var defaults = {
				animatePadding: 60,
				defaultPadding: 10,
				evenColor: '#ccc',
				oddColor: '#eee'
			};
 
			var options = $.extend(defaults, options);
 
    		return this.each(function() {
				var o =options;
 
				//Assign current element to variable, in this case is UL element
				var obj = $(this);				
 
				//Get all LI in the UL
				var items = $("li", obj);
 
				//Change the color according to odd and even rows
				$("li:even", obj).css('background-color', o.evenColor);				
			 	$("li:odd", obj).css('background-color', o.oddColor);					  
 
				//Attach mouseover and mouseout event to the LI  
				items.mouseover(function() {
					$(this).animate({paddingLeft: o.animatePadding}, 300);
 
				}).mouseout(function() {
					$(this).animate({paddingLeft: o.defaultPadding}, 300);
				});
 
    		});
    	}
	});
})(jQuery);
 
 
 
 
 
// Then call it like
	$(document).ready(function() {
		$('#menu').animateMenu({animatePadding: 30, defaultPadding:10});
	});