Just a basic template for jQuery plugins.

jquery-plugin-template.js

/* ========================================================================
 * jQuery Plugin Template: <+FILENAME+>.js v<+MAJOR+>.<+MINOR+>.<+PATH+>
 * ========================================================================
 * Copyright <+YEAR+> <+AUTHOR+>
 * Licensed under <+LICENSE+>
 * (<+LICENSE_URL+>)
 * ======================================================================== */

(function($) {
    $.jQueryPluginTemplate = function(element, options) {
        var defaults = {
            <+OPTIONS+>
        }

        var plugin = this;
        plugin.settings = {}

        plugin.init = function() {
            plugin.settings = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
        }

        plugin.init();
    }

    $.fn.jQueryPluginTemplate = function(options) {
        return this.filter("<+TAGS+>").each(function() {
                new $.jQueryPluginTemplate(this, options);
            }
        });
    }
})(jQuery);