alexgorbatchev/jquery-textext
A super awesome, customizable text input supporting tags, autocomplete, ajax and other goodness in a crazy cool a-la cart way. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5525
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1658
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1263 stars · 199 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
TextExt is a modular jQuery plugin that turns standard HTML text inputs into rich input fields with tags, autocomplete, AJAX loading, and placeholder support. Its a-la-carte plugin architecture lets developers enable only the functionality they need.
Use cases
- add tag input to a form field
- autocomplete suggestions for a text input
- load autocomplete options via ajax
- turn a textarea into a token/tag editor
- customize a text input with placeholder and focus styling
When to choose
- you're already using jQuery and need tag/autocomplete input
- you want a lightweight, modular input widget without a big framework
- you need fine-grained control over which input features are loaded
When to avoid
- you're building a modern SPA with React/Vue (use a native component library instead)
- you need actively maintained support for the latest jQuery versions
- you need mobile-first or accessible input components out of the box
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
ui-components form-handling http-client web-development frontend browser jquery tag-input autocomplete text-input form-widget javascript
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/alexgorbatchev/jquery-textext · fetched 2026-08-28 · c56cb3a59126
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| alexgorbatchev/jquery-textext | main | 32 |
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