I'm not entirely sure what you're requesting, specifically - but this sounds like something that could be easily duplicated otherwise.

jQuery.fn.textToggle = function(){
  return this.each(function(){
    if ( !this.oldValue ) {
      this.oldValue = jQuery(this).text();
      jQuery(this).text('');
    } else
      jQuery(this).text( this.oldValue );
  });
};

how do I use that? sorry I'm not a JS guru

You would include that in your page, then you would call it like so:

  $("#myelem").textToggle();

The solution posted only works once, since the variable is defined on DocumentReady?. This is unacceptable, as toggle(Function even, Function odd) will toggle functions ad infinitum. Unfortunately, the following does not work:

$(.class).click(function() {
  $(.class).toggle(function() {
    $(this).text('to');},
  function() {
    $(this).text('fro');}
  );
});

This is what I assume the OP is trying to accomplish, as I am trying to accomplish the same.

Example usage is toggling of an element with a text-based link, having text switch between "open" and "close", "show" and "hide", etc.