When using classes get rid of the ID
habit :
className1, className2, className3 ... etc
simply use
className
HTML:
<div class="ssfamodal-help-base ssfamodal-backdrop">
<div id="help-content" class="ssfamodal-content">
<span class="ssfamodal-close">[x]</span>
Howdy
</div>
</div>
<div class="ssfamodal-help-base ssfamodal-backdrop">
<div id="help-content" class="ssfamodal-content">
<span class="ssfamodal-close">[x]</span>
Howdy Ho
</div>
</div>
<span class="link-ssfamodal-help-base">One</span>
<span class="link-ssfamodal-help-base">Two</span>
var $btn = $('.link-ssfamodal-help-base'),
$mod = $('.ssfamodal-help-base'),
$X = $('.ssfamodal-close');
$btn.click(function(i) {
var i = $('[class^="link-"]').index(this); // all .link-** but get the index of this!
// Why that?! cause if you only do:
// var i = $('.link-ssfamodal-help-base').index();
// you'll get // 2
// cause that element, inside a parent is the 3rd element
// but retargeting it's index using $('className').index(this);
// you'll get the correct index for that class name!
$('.ssfamodal-help-base').eq(i).show() // Show the referenced element by .eq()
.siblings('.ssfamodal-help-base').hide(); // hide all other elements (with same class)
});
$X.click(function(){
$(this).closest('.ssfamodal-help-base').hide();
});
From the DOCS:
http://api.jquery.com/eq/
http://api.jquery.com/index/
http://api.jquery.com/closest/
Here I created a quite basic example on how you can create a jQuery plugin of your own to handle modals: http://jsbin.com/ulUPIje/1/edit
feel free to use and abuse.