jQuery plugin to sort/order a list of HTML elements (including lists, tables, any element type or structure)

jquery.order.js

/**
 * Sort a list of elements and apply the order to the DOM.
 */
jQuery.fn.order = function(asc, fn) {
    fn = fn || function (el) {
        return $(el).text().replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
    };
    var T = asc !== false ? 1 : -1,
        F = asc !== false ? -1 : 1;
    this.sort(function (a, b) {
        a = fn(a), b = fn(b);
        if (a == b) return 0;
        return a < b ? F : T;
    });
    this.each(function (i) {
        this.parentNode.appendChild(this);
    });
};

Working example here:

http://jsfiddle.net/mindplay/H2mrp/