# IanLunn/jQuery-Parallax

**NO LONGER MAINTAINED** Used to recreate the Nike Better World parallax effect

Repository: https://github.com/IanLunn/jQuery-Parallax
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquery-parallax
Homepage: http://www.ianlunn.co.uk/blog/code-tutorials/recreate-nikebetterworld-parallax/
Language: CSS
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2016-07-21T02:55:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5432, "days_push": 3695, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1504, forks 490 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:54.805467+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that recreates the parallax scrolling effect popularized by the Nike Better World website. It moves background elements at different speeds during scroll to create a depth illusion.

## Use cases
- add parallax scrolling to a website
- recreate the Nike Better World effect
- animate backgrounds on scroll with jQuery
- build a scrolling storytelling landing page
- create depth effects for hero sections

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy jQuery site that already uses this plugin
- you need the exact Nike Better World style parallax with jQuery 1.x

## When to avoid
- starting a new modern project (no longer maintained)
- your site does not use jQuery
- you need mobile-friendly or performant scroll effects
- you need support or bug fixes

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: frontend, web-development, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, parallax-scrolling, unmaintained, jquery

## Member repositories
- IanLunn/jQuery-Parallax (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:54.805467+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 2026-08-30T04:32:44.275422+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/IanLunn/jQuery-Parallax (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:54.805467+00:00, sha 4f0a739e94dc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.