I like jQuery. It's the first library I used that gave me the "JavaScript is Awesome" tingle. Putting aside the many arguments for and against, jQuery is still used all around the web. When building from scratch we may choose more modern frameworks. However, building from scratch is a fine luxury and the exception to the norm. Many JavaScript programmers, if not most, spend their time improving existing sites and adding additional functionality. The result is that many of us still use jQuery on a daily basis. jQuery is also a great library for JavaScript beginners to get started with. So this post will visit one of jQuery's neatest features, "trigger".