# webpop/jquery.pin

Pin any element within a container

Repository: https://github.com/webpop/jquery.pin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquerypin
Language: CSS
License Family: other
Last push: 2018-04-05T14:37:10+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": 4915, "days_push": 3072, "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 1260, forks 315 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:09.901554+00:00)

## What it is
A small jQuery plugin that pins any element to the top of its container while scrolling, with options for container selectors, padding, and disabling on small screens. It is a legacy jQuery-era utility last released in 2018.

## Use cases
- make a sidebar stick while scrolling
- pin an element to the top of its container
- sticky element that disables on mobile
- keep a table of contents visible while scrolling
- add padding around a pinned element during scroll

## When to choose
- you maintain a legacy jQuery codebase and need simple sticky element behavior
- you want a tiny, dependency-light pinning utility with container constraints

## When to avoid
- you are starting a modern project - use CSS position: sticky instead
- you need active maintenance or a license file
- your project does not use jQuery

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, sticky-elements, scrolling, pinning, jquery

## Member repositories
- webpop/jquery.pin (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.901554+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 2026-08-30T05:04:26.008502+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/webpop/jquery.pin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.901554+00:00, sha bfa13de3d0b7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.