jQuery UI 1.8 with new Plugins and plenty of Bug fixes and improvements

jQuery UI 1.8 was released a couple of days ago (March 23rd 2010) with 5 new Plugins, one new effect and plenty of Bug fixes and improvements. Check the jQuery UI 1.8 Changelog for what has changed from jQuery UI 1.7.2 to 1.8. Here are some highlights of this release:

5 New Plugins

• Core & Utilities: Position
• Core & Utilities: Widget Factory
• Core & Utilities: zIndex
• Widgets: Autocomplete
• Widgets: Button

1 New Effect

Added the Fade effect

Bug Fixes

Check the jQuery UI 1.8 Changelog for a list of bug fixes and improvements

Important Links

Here are some important download links:

jQuery UI Download Builder

jQuery UI Getting Started Guide

jQuery UI 1.8 Starter Pack

jQuery UI 1.8 Development Bundle

jQuery UI 1.8 Themes Pack

jQuery UI Upgrade Guide

jQuery UI on Google's CDN