malsup/blockui
jQuery BlockUI Plugin observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6428
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1150
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1684 stars · 492 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A jQuery plugin that blocks user interaction with a page or specific elements by overlaying the DOM, commonly used to simulate synchronous behavior during AJAX requests. It supports custom messages, styling, and modal dialogs.
Use cases
- show a loading overlay during ajax requests
- block page interaction while processing
- display a custom busy message overlay
- create simple modal dialogs with jquery
- block only part of the page during updates
When to choose
- you're already using jQuery and need a lightweight blocking overlay
- you want simple ajax start/stop loading indicators
- you need legacy browser-compatible modal blocking
When to avoid
- you're building a modern app without jQuery
- you need full-featured accessible modal components
- you want a maintained framework-integrated overlay solution
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
ui-components animation frontend web-development browser jquery-plugin overlay modal loading-indicator ajax javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/malsup/blockui · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8a05e679f934
- homepage: http://jquery.malsup.com/block/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4d981e06940f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| malsup/blockui | main | 32 |
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