# jquery-boilerplate/jquery-boilerplate

A jump-start for jQuery plugins development

Repository: https://github.com/jquery-boilerplate/jquery-boilerplate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquery-boilerplate
Homepage: http://jqueryboilerplate.com
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-09-30T19:32:35+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": 5587, "days_push": 2163, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2488, forks 500 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:55.699473+00:00)

## What it is
A boilerplate template for jump-starting jQuery plugin development, providing a simple constructor pattern with defaults, options extension, and a lightweight wrapper to avoid multiple instantiations. It includes a demo, source files in JavaScript or CoffeeScript, and Grunt-based build tooling.

## Use cases
- start writing a jQuery plugin
- learn common jQuery plugin patterns
- scaffold a reusable jQuery component
- avoid multiple plugin instantiations
- set up a Grunt build for a jQuery plugin

## When to choose
- you are building a jQuery-based plugin and want a proven starting structure
- you are a beginner learning how jQuery plugins are typically organized

## When to avoid
- your project does not use jQuery
- you are building a modern framework (React/Vue) component
- you need an actively maintained template with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: plugin-system, developer-tools, templating
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery, jquery-plugin, boilerplate, starter-template, javascript, boilerplate, nodejs

## Member repositories
- jquery-boilerplate/jquery-boilerplate (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.699473+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 2026-08-30T08:31:49.416479+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jquery-boilerplate/jquery-boilerplate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.699473+00:00, sha 55cdcccc78c9)
  - homepage: http://jqueryboilerplate.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:56.428203+00:00, sha 1cf304b6d3a4)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-boilerplate (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:56.430981+00:00, sha b8e0e6bcd817)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.