# jquery-boilerplate/jquery-patterns

A variety of jQuery plugin patterns for jump starting your plugin development

Repository: https://github.com/jquery-boilerplate/jquery-patterns
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquery-patterns
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2016-01-30T14:06:23+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": 5480, "days_push": 3868, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1569, forks 237 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:05.234788+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of jQuery plugin boilerplate patterns demonstrating different ways to structure jQuery plugins, from a lightweight starter template to widget factory, RequireJS, and namespaced variants. It is a reference/learning resource aimed at intermediate to advanced jQuery developers rather than a runnable library.

## Use cases
- learn how to structure a jQuery plugin
- find a boilerplate template for writing jQuery plugins
- compare jQuery plugin design patterns
- build a stateful plugin with the jQuery UI widget factory
- wrap a jQuery widget in a RequireJS module
- avoid namespace collisions in jQuery plugin code

## When to choose
- you are maintaining or writing legacy jQuery plugins and want proven structural patterns
- you want to learn idiomatic jQuery plugin architecture including the widget factory
- you need a quick starting template for a jQuery plugin

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new modern frontend project with React, Vue, or similar frameworks
- you need a maintained, actively updated dependency
- you want a runtime library rather than reference templates

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: boilerplate, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: jquery, plugin-patterns, boilerplate, jquery-ui-widget-factory, requirejs, reference, javascript

## Member repositories
- jquery-boilerplate/jquery-patterns (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.234788+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 2026-08-30T03:58:53.239840+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jquery-boilerplate/jquery-patterns (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.234788+00:00, sha 926a1381b677)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.