# xoxco/jQuery-Tags-Input

Magically convert a simple text input into a cool tag list with this jQuery plugin.

Repository: https://github.com/xoxco/jQuery-Tags-Input
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquery-tags-input
Homepage: http://xoxco.com/projects/code/tagsinput/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-03-20T15:56:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5622, "days_push": 3088, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, 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 2262, forks 801 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:31.943372+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that converts a plain text input into an interactive tag list, where each tag is a styleable object with a delete link. The underlying form still receives a simple comma-delimited list of tags.

## Use cases
- turn a text input into a tag picker
- add tag entry with delete buttons to a form
- tag input with autocomplete suggestions
- let users add and remove tags in a CMS
- manage comma-separated tag values in forms

## When to choose
- you maintain a legacy jQuery codebase and need a lightweight tag input
- you want a simple, dependency-light tag widget without a build step

## When to avoid
- you are starting a modern project - use tagify or a React/Vue component instead
- you need accessibility, active maintenance, or framework integration
- your stack does not include jQuery

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, form-handling
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, tag-input, form-input, legacy-jquery, jquery

## Member repositories
- xoxco/jQuery-Tags-Input (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.943372+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 2026-08-30T02:42:32.327437+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xoxco/jQuery-Tags-Input (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.943372+00:00, sha 36d6ff0e2f51)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-tags-input (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:00.759690+00:00, sha 747ba34d92e2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.