# malsup/blockui

jQuery BlockUI Plugin

Repository: https://github.com/malsup/blockui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blockui
Homepage: http://jquery.malsup.com/block/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-07-10T12:25:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6428, "days_push": 1150, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1684, forks 492 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:21.928946+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, overlay, modal, loading-indicator, ajax, javascript

## Member repositories
- malsup/blockui (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.928946+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:41:16.986880+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/malsup/blockui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.928946+00:00, sha 8a05e679f934)
  - homepage: http://jquery.malsup.com/block/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:14:22.988244+00:00, sha 4d981e06940f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.