# helpers/handlebars-helpers

188 handlebars helpers in ~20 categories. Can be used with Assemble, Ghost, YUI, express.js etc.

Repository: https://github.com/helpers/handlebars-helpers
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/handlebars-helpers
Homepage: http://assemble.io/helpers/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: handlebars, helper, helpers, template, render, compile, javascript, handlebars-helpers, nodejs, jonschlinkert
Last push: 2024-07-04T14:19:49+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": 4928, "days_push": 790, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2270, forks 360 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:33.109689+00:00)

## What it is
A library of 188 Handlebars template helpers organized into ~20 categories such as array, string, math, date, and markdown. It works with any Node.js/Handlebars project including Assemble, Ghost, Express, and gulp/grunt Handlebars pipelines.

## Use cases
- add string and array manipulation helpers to handlebars templates
- format dates and numbers in handlebars templates
- render markdown inside handlebars templates
- use handlebars helpers in express.js views
- load only specific helper collections in a node.js project
- compare values conditionally in handlebars templates

## When to choose
- you use Handlebars and need a broad, ready-made set of helpers
- you want to cherry-pick helper collections like math or string without loading everything
- you work with Assemble, Ghost, consolidate, or gulp/grunt handlebars workflows

## When to avoid
- you use a different templating engine like EJS, Pug, or Nunjucks
- you need only one or two simple helpers and prefer zero dependencies
- you need actively developed features - the project is in maintenance mode

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: templating, developer-tools, internationalization, markdown, date-time, math
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools, documentation
- platform: browser
- tags: handlebars, template-helpers, express, ghost, assemble, static-site-generation, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- helpers/handlebars-helpers (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:33.109689+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 2026-08-30T02:41:50.158367+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/helpers/handlebars-helpers (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:33.109689+00:00, sha 70002ec3467c)
  - homepage: http://assemble.io/helpers/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:22:34.723593+00:00, sha c6976c5cf2d3)
  - site_page: https://assemble.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:22:34.732555+00:00, sha 79556dfc9965)
  - site_page: http://assemble.io/docs/Custom-Helpers.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:22:34.734544+00:00, sha 53f9b4b871a4)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/handlebars-helpers (fetched 2026-08-29T10:22:34.736467+00:00, sha a60f69ab7d1b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.