stephanwagner/jBox
jBox is a jQuery plugin that makes it easy to create customizable tooltips, modal windows, image galleries and more. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 59
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4519
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 249
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1395 stars · 268 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
jBox is a jQuery plugin for creating customizable tooltips, modal windows, confirm dialogs, notices, and image galleries/lightboxes. It is lightweight, extendable, and responsive, but has been archived and is no longer maintained.
Use cases
- add tooltips to html elements
- create modal dialog windows in jquery
- show confirmation dialogs before actions
- display auto-dismissing notice popups
- build an image lightbox gallery
- show alert popup messages
When to choose
- maintaining an existing jQuery codebase that already uses jBox
- you need a lightweight, customizable tooltip and modal solution within the jQuery ecosystem
When to avoid
- starting a new project, since the library is archived and unmaintained
- using modern jQuery 4 or a framework like React or Vue
- you need ongoing bug fixes or compatibility updates
Facets
plugin · maturity abandoned
ui-components animation frontend web-development browser jquery-plugin tooltip modal lightbox notice confirm-dialog archived javascript
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/stephanwagner/jBox · fetched 2026-08-28 · e730093e82ff
- homepage: https://stephanwagner.me/jBox · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7b1d5c1e0dc1
- site_page: https://stephanwagner.me/jbox/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · e7944fe8ccfd
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/jbox · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4f3195d01f49
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| stephanwagner/jBox | main | 10 |
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