# kswedberg/jquery-smooth-scroll

Automatically make same-page links scroll smoothly

Repository: https://github.com/kswedberg/jquery-smooth-scroll
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquery-smooth-scroll
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-07T13:39:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6190, "days_push": 57, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1946, forks 421 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.845253+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that makes same-page anchor links scroll smoothly instead of jumping instantly. It offers options for offsets, exclusions, scroll callbacks, and focus behavior.

## Use cases
- make anchor links scroll smoothly on my website
- add smooth scrolling to back-to-top links
- scroll to a section with an offset for a fixed header
- add callback when smooth scroll finishes
- exclude certain links from smooth scrolling

## When to choose
- your site already uses jQuery and you want simple smooth scrolling for same-page links
- you need configurable offsets, exclusions, and before/after scroll callbacks

## When to avoid
- you are building a modern site without jQuery - use native CSS scroll-behavior or a vanilla JS library instead
- you need scroll-triggered animations or scroll position tracking rather than link-based scrolling

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, smooth-scrolling, anchor-links, scroll-animation, nodejs

## Member repositories
- kswedberg/jquery-smooth-scroll (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.845253+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 2026-08-30T03:07:20.424451+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kswedberg/jquery-smooth-scroll (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.845253+00:00, sha bf1c902c60e9)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-smooth-scroll (fetched 2026-08-29T10:47:05.703547+00:00, sha 73e120e1ded5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.