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I was wondering how many developers have had the need to customize/add any Javascript or add any jQuery features to custom templates. 

I recently ran into this issue and was wondering if there might be a critical mass of developers who have also run into this.  If there are, there might be cause to suggest implementing a "Custom Javascript Path Directory" in the Upload Directory portion of the Settings.

I really like how CiviCRM accommodates custom Templates and PHP files and could see potential value in allowing similar support for custom Javascript.

Yep, added, modified, removed sliced, cursed and everything in between

we aren't systematic enough to have a css selector for each form, so be careful by using a common jquery, you might modify forms you didn't think about on another side of civi (been there).

My recommended way is to use custom templates, move whatever.tpl to yourcustom/whatever.original.tpl

In the whatever.tpl do you jquery magic and {include whatever.original.tpl}. Apply a layer of git/mercurial that think at every step and you're good to go.

Last one: Use {crmAPI} instead of the /civicrm/ajax/rest if this is about loading an extra info you want at everytime, faster and less requests.

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