# macek/jquery-serialize-object

Converts HTML form into JavaScript object

Repository: https://github.com/macek/jquery-serialize-object
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquery-serialize-object
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2019-11-14T14:09:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5378, "days_push": 2484, "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 1097, forks 341 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:34.539930+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that adds serializeObject and serializeJSON methods to convert HTML forms into nested JavaScript objects and JSON strings. It builds on jQuery's serializeArray and supports bracket-notation field names, arrays, and boolean checkbox values.

## Use cases
- convert an html form into a javascript object
- serialize form data to  before an ajax post
- handle nested form field names like user[email]
- serialize checkbox groups as arrays
- extract form values as structured data instead of query strings

## When to choose
- you already use jQuery and need structured form serialization
- your forms use bracket-notation names for nested objects and arrays
- you want a tiny drop-in plugin with a full test suite

## When to avoid
- you are not using jQuery
- you need modern framework-native form handling
- you need file input serialization, which is not supported

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: serialization, form-handling
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, form-serialization, jquery

## Member repositories
- macek/jquery-serialize-object (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.539930+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 2026-08-30T06:46:36.124581+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/macek/jquery-serialize-object (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.539930+00:00, sha 0e24f757e280)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.