A custom dropdown menu built from scratch using jQuery with smooth slide animations and multi-level support. The dropDown plugin handles keyboard navigation and accessibility.
Initialization
$('#nav').dropDown({ speed: 200, delay: 300, easing: 'easeOutQuad' });HTML Structure
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Products</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>Parameters
- speed — animation duration in milliseconds
- delay — delay in milliseconds before the submenu closes after the cursor leaves
- easing — jQuery easing function name (requires jQuery UI or easing plugin)