# DrewDahlman/Mason

Mason.js for creating a perfect grid with jQuery.

Repository: https://github.com/DrewDahlman/Mason
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mason
Homepage: http://masonjs.com/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-04-18T12:47:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5013, "days_push": 3424, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1213, forks 178 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:00.725187+00:00)

## What it is
Mason.js is a jQuery plugin that arranges elements into a perfectly filled grid, eliminating the gaps left by masonry-style layouts. It supports responsive column breakpoints, promoted items, filler elements, and fluid or fixed layouts.

## Use cases
- create a gapless grid of image tiles with jQuery
- build a responsive grid layout with column breakpoints
- fill empty spaces in a masonry-style layout with filler blocks
- promote specific grid items to larger sizes
- make a legacy jQuery site's grid responsive

## When to choose
- you are already using jQuery and need a perfectly filled grid
- you want filler elements to occupy leftover grid space
- you need simple breakpoint-based column control

## When to avoid
- starting a modern project - prefer CSS Grid or Flexbox
- you need an actively maintained plugin
- you want a dependency-free vanilla JavaScript solution

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, grid-layout, masonry-layout, responsive-grid, jquery

## Member repositories
- DrewDahlman/Mason (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.725187+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 2026-08-30T06:17:55.377637+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DrewDahlman/Mason (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.725187+00:00, sha 704e0d0d1470)
  - homepage: http://masonjs.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:43.689282+00:00, sha de48de0e2d87)
  - site_page: http://masonjs.com/go.php (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:43.699233+00:00, sha ad26579fd94e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.