# terinjokes/gulp-uglify

Minify files with UglifyJS

Repository: https://github.com/terinjokes/gulp-uglify
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gulp-uglify
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-06-23T02:51:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4808, "days_push": 1897, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1212, forks 148 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:00.303054+00:00)

## What it is
A Gulp plugin that minifies JavaScript files using UglifyJS3 within Gulp streaming build pipelines. It supports most UglifyJS minify options, automatic sourcemap configuration, and custom UglifyJS versions via a composer entry point.

## Use cases
- minify javascript files in a gulp build
- compress js assets for production
- uglify javascript with gulp sourcemaps
- use uglify-es for es6 minification in gulp
- reduce javascript bundle size in a build pipeline

## When to choose
- you already use Gulp for your build pipeline
- you need ES5 JavaScript minification with UglifyJS
- you want automatic sourcemap integration in Gulp

## When to avoid
- you need ES6+ minification without swapping in uglify-es or terser
- you use a modern bundler like webpack, esbuild, or Vite with built-in minification
- you need a maintained plugin - last release was 2021

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: build-tool, compression
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: gulp, uglifyjs, javascript-minification, build-pipeline, gulpplugin, nodejs

## Member repositories
- terinjokes/gulp-uglify (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.303054+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 2026-08-30T06:18:01.631256+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/terinjokes/gulp-uglify (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.303054+00:00, sha 169e682a94bd)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/gulp-uglify (fetched 2026-08-29T12:26:01.652577+00:00, sha 6502f57e798b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.