# davatron5000/FitVids.js

A lightweight, easy-to-use jQuery plugin for fluid width video embeds.

Repository: https://github.com/davatron5000/FitVids.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fitvidsjs
Homepage: http://fitvidsjs.com
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-05-06T07:42:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5480, "days_push": 1580, "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 4708, forks 952 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:57.358222+00:00)

## What it is
FitVids.js is a lightweight jQuery plugin that makes video embeds (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) fluid-width in responsive web designs by automating the intrinsic ratio method. It wraps embedded videos in a percentage-based CSS wrapper so they scale proportionally with their container.

## Use cases
- make YouTube embeds responsive
- fluid width Vimeo videos in a blog post
- scale video iframes proportionally in responsive layouts
- handle client-added videos without known containers
- support custom video vendors via custom selectors

## When to choose
- you already use jQuery and need responsive video embeds
- you want a tiny drop-in fix for fixed-size iframe videos
- you need to support legacy browsers and simple percentage-based scaling

## When to avoid
- your project does not use jQuery
- you can use modern CSS like aspect-ratio instead
- you need active development or guaranteed vendor support (some players are deprecated)

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, responsive-design, video-embeds, fluid-width, intrinsic-ratio, video, nodejs

## Member repositories
- davatron5000/FitVids.js (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.358222+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 2026-08-29T18:19:10.155970+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/davatron5000/FitVids.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.358222+00:00, sha 8339874d369f)
  - homepage: http://fitvidsjs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:00.835490+00:00, sha 4392e7da7d76)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.