Found and solved the issue, the current version always add new "ok-loupe" and "ok-listener" divs, the following change will prevent this behavior and allow for the initializer to be called multiple times without creating unnecessary divs. The key is in looking for an already created Div by its id and having one div for each image that supports zooming.
return this.each(function() {
var base = {};
var el = this;
base.options = options;
base.$el = $(el);
base.el = el;
//Find a pre-existing element for 'ok-listener'
base.listener = document.getElementById('ok-listener_' + this.id);
base.$listener = $(base.listener);
if (!base.listener) {
base.listener = document.createElement('div');
base.listener.id = "ok-listener_" + this.id;
base.$listener = $(base.listener).addClass('ok-listener').css({
position: 'absolute',
zIndex: 10000
});
$('body').append(base.$listener);
okListener = base.listener;
}
//Find a pre-existing element for 'ok-loupe'
var loupe = document.getElementById('ok-loupe_' + this.id);
if (!loupe) {
loupe = document.createElement("div");
loupe.id = "ok-loupe_" + this.id;
loupe.style.position = "absolute";
loupe.style.backgroundRepeat = "no-repeat";
loupe.style.pointerEvents = "none";
loupe.style.display = "none";
loupe.style.zIndex = 7879;
$('body').append(loupe);
okLoupe = loupe;
}
base.loupe = loupe;
base.$el.data("okzoom", base);
base.options = options;
$(base.el).bind('mouseover', (function(b) {
return function(e) { $.fn.okzoom.build(b, e); };
}(base)));
base.$listener.bind('mousemove', (function(b) {
return function(e) { $.fn.okzoom.mousemove(b, e); };
}(base)));
base.$listener.bind('mouseout', (function(b) {
return function(e) { $.fn.okzoom.mouseout(b, e); };
}(base)));
base.options.height = base.options.height || base.options.width;
base.image_from_data = base.$el.data("okimage");
base.has_data_image = typeof base.image_from_data !== "undefined";
if (base.has_data_image) {
base.img = new Image ();
base.img.src = base.image_from_data;
}
base.msie = -1; // Return value assumes failure.
if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer') {
var ua = navigator.userAgent;
var re = new RegExp("MSIE ([0-9]{1,}[\.0-9]{0,})");
if (re.exec(ua) != null)
base.msie = parseFloat(RegExp.$1);
}
});
};
$.fn.okzoom.defaults = {
"width": 150,
"height": null,
"scaleWidth": null,
"round": true,
"background": "#fff",
"backgroundRepeat": "no-repeat",
"shadow": "0 0 5px #000",
"border": 0
};
$.fn.okzoom.build = function(base, e){
if (! base.has_data_image) {
base.img = base.el;
}
else if (base.image_from_data != base.$el.attr('data-okimage')) {
// data() returns cached values, whereas attr() returns from the dom.
base.image_from_data = base.$el.attr('data-okimage');
$(base.img).remove();
base.img = new Image();
base.img.src = base.image_from_data;
}
if (base.msie > -1 && base.msie < 9.0 && !base.img.naturalized) {
var naturalize = function(img) {
img = img || this;
var io = new Image();
io.el = img;
io.src = img.src;
img.naturalWidth = io.width;
img.naturalHeight = io.height;
img.naturalized = true;
};
if (base.img.complete) naturalize(base.img);
else return;
}
base.offset = base.$el.offset();
base.width = base.$el.width();
base.height = base.$el.height();
base.$listener.css({
display: 'block',
width: base.$el.outerWidth(),
height: base.$el.outerHeight(),
top: base.$el.offset().top,
left: base.$el.offset().left
});
if (base.options.scaleWidth) {
base.naturalWidth = base.options.scaleWidth;
base.naturalHeight = Math.round( base.img.naturalHeight * base.options.scaleWidth / base.img.naturalWidth );
} else {
base.naturalWidth = base.img.naturalWidth;
base.naturalHeight = base.img.naturalHeight;
}
base.widthRatio = base.naturalWidth / base.width;
base.heightRatio = base.naturalHeight / base.height;
base.loupe.style.width = base.options.width + "px";
base.loupe.style.height = base.options.height + "px";
base.loupe.style.border = base.options.border;
base.loupe.style.background = base.options.background + " url(" + base.img.src + ")";
base.loupe.style.backgroundRepeat = base.options.backgroundRepeat;
base.loupe.style.backgroundSize = base.options.scaleWidth ?
base.naturalWidth + "px " + base.naturalHeight + "px" : "auto";
base.loupe.style.borderRadius =
base.loupe.style.OBorderRadius =
base.loupe.style.MozBorderRadius =
base.loupe.style.WebkitBorderRadius = base.options.round ? base.options.width + "px" : 0;
base.loupe.style.boxShadow = base.options.shadow;
base.initialized = true;
$.fn.okzoom.mousemove(base, e);
};
$.fn.okzoom.mousemove = function (base, e) {
if (!base.initialized) return;
var shimLeft = base.options.width / 2;
var shimTop = base.options.height / 2;
var pageX = typeof e.pageX !== 'undefined' ? e.pageX :
(e.clientX + document.documentElement.scrollLeft);
var pageY = typeof e.pageY !== 'undefined' ? e.pageY :
(e.clientY + document.documentElement.scrollTop);
var scaleLeft = -1 * Math.floor( (pageX - base.offset.left) * base.widthRatio - shimLeft );
var scaleTop = -1 * Math.floor( (pageY - base.offset.top) * base.heightRatio - shimTop );
document.body.style.cursor = "none";
base.loupe.style.display = "block";
base.loupe.style.left = pageX - shimLeft + "px";
base.loupe.style.top = pageY - shimTop + "px";
base.loupe.style.backgroundPosition = scaleLeft + "px " + scaleTop + "px";
};
$.fn.okzoom.mouseout = function (base, e) {
base.loupe.style.display = "none";
base.loupe.style.background = "none";
base.listener.style.display = "none";
document.body.style.cursor = "auto";
};