# dbushell/Nestable

Drag & drop hierarchical list with mouse and touch compatibility (jQuery plugin)

Repository: https://github.com/dbushell/Nestable
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nestable
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-03-10T16:43:38+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": 5195, "days_push": 2733, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2455, forks 960 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:53.168302+00:00)

## What it is
Nestable is a jQuery/Zepto plugin that adds drag-and-drop reordering to hierarchical nested HTML lists, with mouse and touch support. It serializes the list structure to JSON and fires change events on reorder.

## Use cases
- drag and drop nested list reordering
- sortable tree menu with touch support
- serialize nested list to JSON
- reorder menu items in a CMS
- drag items between multiple lists

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight jQuery-based nested drag-and-drop list
- you want mouse and touch compatibility for reordering hierarchies
- you need JSON serialization of a nested list structure

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained or supported library
- you are not using jQuery or Zepto
- you need advanced features beyond basic nesting and reordering
- you need a license for commercial redistribution clarity

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: drag-and-drop, nested-lists, jquery-plugin, touch-support, hierarchical-list, jquery

## Member repositories
- dbushell/Nestable (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.168302+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 2026-08-30T02:30:05.132510+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dbushell/Nestable (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.168302+00:00, sha ca406a9dd362)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/nestable (fetched 2026-08-29T10:11:22.731723+00:00, sha 43cab5cbacd9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.