A blank template for creating a new jQuery plugin, modified from http://starter.pixelgraphics.us/

jquery.PLUGIN.js

/******************
	jQuery Plugin
	Name: PLUGIN
	Author: Miles Rausch (http://awayken.com)
	Version: VER
******************/
(function($){
	$.PLUGIN = function(el, PARAM, options){
		// To avoid scope issues, use 'base' instead of 'this'
		// to reference this class from internal events and functions.
		var base = this;
	
		// Access to jQuery and DOM versions of element
		base.$el = $(el);
		base.el = el;
		
		// Add a reverse reference to the DOM object
		base.$el.data("PLUGIN", base);
		
		base.init = function(){
			var PARAM;
			
			if( typeof( PARAM ) === "undefined" || PARAM === null ) PARAM = "PARAM_DEFAULT";
			
			base.PARAM = PARAM;
			
			base.options = $.extend({}, $.PLUGIN.defaultOptions, options);
			
			// Put your initialization code here
		};
	
		// Sample Function, Uncomment to use
		// base.functionName = function(paramaters){
		// 
		// };
	
		// Run initializer
		base.init();
	};
	
	$.PLUGIN.defaultOptions = {
		OPTION: "OPTION_DEFAULT"
	};
	
	$.fn.PLUGIN = function(PARAM, options){
		return this.each(function(){
			(new $.PLUGIN(this, PARAM, options));
		});
	};
})(jQuery);