cowboy/jquery-bbq
jQuery BBQ: Back Button & Query Library observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6189
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2092
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1164 stars · 199 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
jQuery BBQ is a jQuery plugin providing cross-browser #hash history via the window.onhashchange event, enabling bookmarkable hash-based state. It also includes a jQuery.deparam() method and query string / fragment parse and merge utilities.
Use cases
- add back/forward button support to hash-based ajax apps
- make jQuery UI tabs bookmarkable with hash history
- parse query strings into objects with deparam
- merge query params into URLs
- manage bookmarkable hash state in legacy jQuery apps
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy jQuery 1.x application needing hash history
- supporting very old browsers like IE6-8
- needing a small standalone deparam/query-string utility
When to avoid
- starting a new modern project (use the History API instead)
- using a modern SPA framework with built-in routing
- needing pushState-based URLs
Facets
plugin · maturity abandoned
routing state-management web-development frontend browser jquery hash-history hashchange query-string deparam bookmarkable-urls nodejs
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cowboy/jquery-bbq · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2b0e9a7d39a7
- homepage: http://benalman.com/projects/jquery-bbq-plugin/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 53be65ac16c2
- site_page: https://benalman.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3aafe40a123e
- site_page: https://benalman.com/code/projects/jquery-bbq/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · c4a3087ff842
- site_page: https://benalman.com/about/contact · fetched 2026-08-29 · 89ac4474afc3
- site_page: https://benalman.com/about/license · fetched 2026-08-29 · 25a1aa103209
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-bbq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 47aa3f90feb1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cowboy/jquery-bbq | main | 32 |
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