For anyone wondering "why do we need jQuery plugins for simple things like this?", you may be interested in position: sticky. Here's an article: http://updates.

For anyone wondering "why do we need jQuery plugins for simple things like this?", you may be interested in position: sticky. Here's an article: http://updates.html5rocks.com/2012/08/Stick-your-landings-position-sticky-lands-in-WebKit http://updates.html5rocks.com/2012/08/Stick-your-landings-po.... Worth noting that this hasn't actually been adopted as part of the spec, but it certainly would be a welcome addition in my opinion. This plugin looks well-done, but I'm looking forward to a day when we don't need JavaScript to control layout like this.