The sliding tabs jQuery plugin let's you create any number of tabs and make them slidable with the mouse scroll wheel or directional buttons.

SliderTabs is a customizable jQuery plugin that allows you to create a content slider that can turn into a tabs plugin or a custom slider by changing a few options. Let SliderTabs the scaffolding for your next custom slider or set of tabs.

What can the sliding tabs jQuery plugin do?

* Scroll any number of tabs: Unlimited number of tabs and no size limits.
* Multiple transitions for the content: fade, slide horizontal and vertical (no effect is also possible).
* Easing plugin for sliding effects: Just include the Easing plugin and specify the easing effect.
* Auto height adjustment: Useful for content with varying height.
* Multiple instances: The tabs can be included multiple times on the same page.
* Open tabs via external links or the URL: The tabs can be linked to anywhere on the page.
* Lightweight: The packed script weighs only 6kb.
* Use the mouse scroll wheel to slide the tabs: Can be disabled if desired.
* Autoplay support: Interval time can be set in the options.
* Save the active/current tab state: If enabled, the last tab clicked will be saved with a cookie.
* Navigates to the 'active' tab on page load: Active class name can be changed in the options.
* Auto deactivates and hides the directional buttons: Set the styling with CSS.
* Fully customizable: Fully customizable with CSS.
* Compatible with all browsers: Including IE6.
* Easy to setup and customize.
* Fully responsive.
* Multiple sliders.
* Multiple transitions and easing.
* Create an unlimited number of tabs.
* Cross-browser support.
* Fully customizable with CSS.
* Multiple panel transition effects.
* Auto height adjustment.
* Responsive design to spontaneous size changes.
* Multiple instances.
* Mousewheel integration.

Sliding Tabs Changelog
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v1.9.2 - 20. August 2012
* Fixed a compatibility issue with jQuery 1.8.0.

v1.9.1 - 25. November 2011
* Fixed a bug preventing the tabs from sliding back in rare cases.

v1.9.0 - 31. August 2011
* The tabs can now have dynamic (%) width.
* Improved the CSS, making it easier to change the dimensions of the tabs.

v1.8.5 - 20. July 2011
* You can now easily change the tabs alignment by adding a class to the main container.   
* Added option to stop autoplay when a tab is clicked.
* Added a second fade transition.

v1.8.0 - 22. June 2011
* Added options to set the total width and height of the tabs layout.
* The slideLength option is now set automatically, but can still be entered manually if needed.

v1.7.0 - 23. May 2011
* Added option to switch the directional buttons function. The buttons can now either slide or click through the tabs.
* Improved the CSS structure.

v1.6.0 - 20. May 2011
* Added support for external linking to tabs. Any tab can now be opened from an external link or the URL.

v1.5.2 - 16. May 2011
* Fixed a compatibility issue with jQuery 1.6.

v1.5.1 - 18. April 2011
* Improved the CSS selector naming.
* Changed some ID's to classes to avoid duplicate ID's when using multiple instances.

v1.5.0 - 28. Mars 2011
* Added an autoplay option. Intervals can be set with the autoplayInterval option (in milliseconds).

v1.4.0 - 15. February 2011
* Added option to save the 'active' tab state. If a user navigates away and back to the tabs page again, the last tab clicked will still be selected.

v1.3.1 - 2. February 2011
* Refactored parts of the code.

v1.3.0 - 31. January 2011
* Improved the content sliding function. The sliding direction now changes depending on the clicked tab's order.
* Refactored some of the code.

v1.2.2 - 19. January 2011
* Fixed a bug preventing the tabs from sliding when another animation is running.

v1.2.1 - 12. January 2011
* Fixed a compatibility issue with jQuery 1.3.

v1.2.0 - 27. December 2010
* Added option to auto adjust the content's height. You can also specify a animation time for when the container resizes to fit the content's height.

v1.1.0 - 14. December 2010
* Improved the offset functionality. You can now set a offset value for each sliding direction (up, down, left and right).

v1.0.2 - 8. December 2010
* Fixed a CSS bug with the vertical tabs.

v1.0.1 - 30. November 2010
* Added option to change the tab class.
* Changed the tab 'href' and tab view ID names.       
* Using the tab's URL hash instead of the ID attribute to display content. 

v1.0 - 29. November 2010
* Sliding Tabs jQuery plugin released.