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Isotope is a layout, filtering, and sorting plugin for jQuery.

Top notch performance that can handle

## Features

### Layout

Isotope enables intelligent, dynamic layouts for listed items. Layouts can be arranged in columns, rows, grids, or more complexly like [Masonry](http://desandro.com/resources/jquery-masonry).

### Filtering

Items can be hidden and shown easily just by using simple jQuery selectors.

### Sorting

These items can then be rearranged in their order via sorting. Sorting relies on any data held within an item.

### Interoperabilty

All functionality built into Isotope was designed to work together. You can sort AND filter AND modify the layout all in one plugin call.

### Progressive Enhancement 

All these behaviors leverage animation to produce engaging interfaces. The best CSS transition and transform features are utilized when available.

## License

**Commercial use requires purchase of one-time license fee per developer seat.** Commercial licenses may be purchased at [metafizzy.co](http://metafizzy.co). Non-commercial use is free.

Commercial use generally includes any application that makes you money. This includes portfolio sites and premium templates.

## Code repository

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## Acknowledgments

+ [**Juriy Zaytsev aka "kangax"**](http://perfectionkills.com) for [getStyleProperty](http://perfectionkills.com/feature-testing-css-properties/) which is used within Isotope
+ [**Faruk Ateş**](http://farukat.es) and [**Paul Irish**](http://paul-irish.com) for [Modernizr](http://www.modernizr.com/)
+ [**Louis-Rémi Babé**](http://twitter.com/#!/Louis_Remi) for [jQuery smartresize](https://github.com/lrbabe/jquery-smartresize) which is used within Isotope and [jQuery transform](https://github.com/lrbabe/jquery.transform.js) which clued me in to using jQuery 1.4.3's CSS hooks
+ [Eric Hynds](http://www.erichynds.com/) for his article [Using $.widget.bridge Outside of the Widget Factory](http://www.erichynds.com/jquery/using-jquery-ui-widget-factory-bridge/) which provided the architecture for the plugin
+ [Ralph Holzmann](http://twitter.com/#!/ralphholzmann) for re-writing the [jQuery Plugins/Authoring tutorial](http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Authoring) and opened my eyes to [Plugin Methods](http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Authoring#Plugin_Methods) paradigm