# Magicsuggest/magicsuggest

Multiple Selection Combo Box using Bootstrap

Repository: https://github.com/Magicsuggest/magicsuggest
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/magicsuggest
Homepage: http://magicsuggest.github.io/magicsuggest/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-04-02T03:32:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 75, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4951, "days_push": 153, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1285, forks 259 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:14.674410+00:00)

## What it is
MagicSuggest is a jQuery-based multiple selection auto-suggest combo box styled for Bootstrap 3. It provides tagging-style input with remote data loading, grouping, and configurable selection limits.

## Use cases
- add a multi-select tag input to a bootstrap form
- autocomplete combo box that allows multiple selections
- replace select multiple with a searchable tag widget
- load suggestions from a remote JSON endpoint
- grouped autocomplete dropdown with bootstrap styling

## When to choose
- you're already using jQuery and Bootstrap 3
- you need a lightweight multi-select combobox without a big framework
- you want remote data loading with custom result fields

## When to avoid
- you're on Bootstrap 4/5 or a modern framework like React or Vue
- you need actively developed components with strong security support
- you want a dependency-free vanilla JS solution

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, form-handling
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: autocomplete, bootstrap3, jquery, multi-select, combo-box, javascript

## Member repositories
- Magicsuggest/magicsuggest (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.674410+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 2026-08-30T04:56:38.033336+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Magicsuggest/magicsuggest (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.674410+00:00, sha 218b89640799)
  - homepage: http://magicsuggest.github.io/magicsuggest/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:12:26.050194+00:00, sha 33006a980a24)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/magicsuggest (fetched 2026-08-29T12:12:26.052547+00:00, sha fa6a3a3c6490)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.