[jcborro]

The number of jquery file upload plugins is astounding. This looks like a decent one, though makes the job of picking one that much harder...one of the drawbacks of jquery's open plugin ecosystem.

Who wants to write the blog post reviewing and testing them all in various browsers? I will donate $5!

[Xurinos]

Here is a community idea, not just for jQuery plugins but also CPAN, curse.com, and other code/add-on/plugin communities.

(1) Plugins must be submitted with a list of tags/categories indicating their purpose. For example, a plugin for uploading multiple files might take the tag "uploader". If it has file preview features, it might have the tag "file-preview".

(2) People rating the plugins may add tags. These will be marked specially as rater/community tags.

(3) For a particular tag/category, a rater may arrange plugins in order of preference (preference voting -- see http://selectricity.org/ for an example of a working system).

(4) People looking for a plugin can see how the community rates it in each category compared to other plugins.

And if you believe what the community has to say, this rating system can give you a decent idea of which plugin may best do the job for you.