(function ($) {
	$.fn.placeholder = function (options) {

		var defaults = { placeholderTextColour: "#0075ab" }; //set defaults

		var opts = $.extend(defaults, options); //merge any options passed with the defaults

		return this.each(function () { //loop through every object this is to apply to

			var attr = $(this).attr("placeholder");

			if (typeof attr !== "undefined" && attr !== false && this.nodeName.toLowerCase() == "input") {

				var thisOpts = $.metadata ? $.extend({}, opts, $(this).metadata()) : opts; //merge any metadata options with the current settings

				if ($(this).val() == "") {
					$(this).val(attr).css("color", thisOpts.placeholderTextColour);
				}
				$(this).focus(function () {
					if ($(this).val() == attr) {
						$(this).val("").css("color", "");
					}
				});
				$(this).blur(function () {
					if ($(this).val() == "") {
						$(this).val(attr).css("color", thisOpts.placeholderTextColour);
					}
				});
			}
		});
	};

})(jQuery);