diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07bb574..053ddcc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,3 +19,10 @@ To automate the process of building the css, Grunt is used. To use grunt, switch
     
 This will build the css and output it to `bootstrap-combined.min.css` file.
 You can also use `grunt watch` to watch changes to the less files while you build and test.
+
+#### Usage
+
+Just call .bootstrapTree() on the root element of the tree:
+    
+    $('.tree').boootstrapTree();
+    
diff --git a/js/bootstrap-tree.js b/js/bootstrap-tree.js
index e69fb46..dd20494 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap-tree.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap-tree.js
@@ -1,15 +1,36 @@
-$(document).ready(function() {
-	$('.tree > ul').attr('role', 'tree').find('ul').attr('role', 'group');
-	$('.tree').find('li:has(ul)').addClass('parent_li').attr('role', 'treeitem').find(' > span').attr('title', 'Collapse this branch').on('click', function (e) {
-        var children = $(this).parent('li.parent_li').find(' > ul > li');
-        if (children.is(':visible')) {
-    		children.hide('fast');
-    		$(this).attr('title', 'Expand this branch').find(' > i').addClass('icon-plus-sign').removeClass('icon-minus-sign');
+!function( $ ) {
+    var bootstrapTree = {
+        init: function() {
+            $(this).find('ul').attr('role', 'tree').find('ul').attr('role', 'group');
+            $(this)
+                    .find('li:has(ul)')
+                    .addClass('parent_li')
+                    .attr('role', 'treeitem')
+                    .find(' > span')
+                    .attr('title', 'Collapse this branch')
+                    .on('click', function(e) {
+                var children = $(this).parent('li.parent_li').find(' > ul > li');
+                if (children.is(':visible')) {
+                    children.hide('fast');
+                    $(this).attr('title', 'Expand this branch').find(' > i').addClass('icon-plus-sign').removeClass('icon-minus-sign');
+                }
+                else {
+                    children.show('fast');
+                    $(this).attr('title', 'Collapse this branch').find(' > i').addClass('icon-minus-sign').removeClass('icon-plus-sign');
+                }
+                e.stopPropagation();
+            });
         }
-        else {
-    		children.show('fast');
-    		$(this).attr('title', 'Collapse this branch').find(' > i').addClass('icon-minus-sign').removeClass('icon-plus-sign');
-        }
-        e.stopPropagation();
-    });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+    };
+
+  $.fn.bootstrapTree = function(method) {
+    if (bootstrapTree[method]) {
+      return bootstrapTree[ method ].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
+    } else if (typeof method === 'object' || !method) {
+      return bootstrapTree.init.apply(this, arguments);
+    } else {
+      $.error('Method with name ' + method + ' does not exists for jQuery.bootstrapTree');
+    }
+  };
+
+}(window.jQuery);
diff --git a/less/bootstrap-tree.less b/less/bootstrap-tree.less
index e9132d5..e9f4163 100644
--- a/less/bootstrap-tree.less
+++ b/less/bootstrap-tree.less
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 		}
 		/*Remove connectors after last child*/
 		&:last-child::before {
-			height: 30px;
+			height: 14px;
 		}
 	}
 	/*Remove connectors before root*/