# padolsey-archive/jquery.fn

A collection of jQuery plugins

Repository: https://github.com/padolsey-archive/jquery.fn
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jqueryfn
Homepage: http://james.padolsey.com
Language: JavaScript
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2016-12-15T04:31:30+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": 6104, "days_push": 3548, "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 1088, forks 691 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:32.532399+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of small jQuery plugins by James Padolsey, including Pulse, Macro, Cross-domain Ajax, sortElements, and Proximity event. The repository is explicitly unmaintained and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.

## Use cases
- sort DOM elements with jQuery
- make cross-domain Ajax requests in old jQuery apps
- add proximity-based event handling to elements
- find small jQuery plugin examples to learn from
- reuse public-domain jQuery utility plugins

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy jQuery codebase that needs these specific utilities
- learning how small jQuery plugins are implemented
- you need public-domain code with no licensing restrictions

## When to avoid
- starting a new modern web project
- you use a modern framework like React or Vue instead of jQuery
- you need actively maintained or supported plugins

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery, jquery-plugins, dom-manipulation, legacy, public-domain, javascript

## Member repositories
- padolsey-archive/jquery.fn (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.532399+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 2026-08-30T06:49:22.622049+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/padolsey-archive/jquery.fn (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.532399+00:00, sha 63e49af3c6ce)
  - homepage: http://james.padolsey.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:51:54.523084+00:00, sha f7dc5e2d02e2)
  - site_page: https://blog.j11y.io/2023-07-28_Using-LLMs-to-parse-and-understand-proposed-legislation (fetched 2026-08-29T12:51:54.532406+00:00, sha 73abeef64cb1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.