# terrymun/Fluidbox

Replicating and improving the lightbox module seen on Medium with fluid transitions.

Repository: https://github.com/terrymun/Fluidbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fluidbox
Homepage: http://terrymun.github.io/Fluidbox/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: css, javascript, ui, lightbox, modal-box
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-11-21T22:13:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4626, "days_push": 1016, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2135, forks 163 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:17.503938+00:00)

## What it is
Fluidbox is a jQuery plugin that replicates and improves Medium's minimalist lightbox module, opening linked images with smooth fluid transitions. It is now officially archived and no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- display images in a lightbox with fluid zoom transitions
- replicate Medium's image lightbox effect on my site
- open linked thumbnails in an animated modal viewer
- add a minimalist image lightbox to a jQuery project
- zoom images seamlessly from thumbnail to full size

## When to choose
- you have a legacy jQuery codebase and want a polished, fluid image lightbox
- you want Medium-style image zoom transitions with minimal setup

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project without jQuery
- you need actively maintained software with ongoing support
- you need support for Opera Mini or modern frameworks like React or Vue

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, animation, image-processing
- domain: frontend, web-development, media
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, lightbox, modal, fluid-transitions, image-zoom, javascript

## Member repositories
- terrymun/Fluidbox (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:17.503938+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 2026-08-30T02:51:55.453189+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/terrymun/Fluidbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:17.503938+00:00, sha dc4984557185)
  - homepage: http://terrymun.github.io/Fluidbox/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:32:14.936387+00:00, sha 21a60506dc90)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/fluidbox (fetched 2026-08-29T10:32:14.938791+00:00, sha f8cb44c88e7e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.