# mike-zarandona/PrettyEmbed.js

Prettier embeds for your YouTubes - with nice options like high-res preview images, advanced customization of embed options, and optional FitVids support.

Repository: https://github.com/mike-zarandona/PrettyEmbed.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/prettyembedjs
Homepage: http://codepen.io/mike-zarandona/full/FELxi/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: youtube, fitvids, video, embed-options, embed, display-youtube, waitforimages, javascript
Last push: 2016-08-29T13:30:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4507, "days_push": 3656, "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 1055, forks 81 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:24.241199+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that renders prettier YouTube video embeds with high-res preview thumbnails and customizable player options. It supports configuration via HTML5 data attributes or programmatic options, plus optional FitVids responsive sizing.

## Use cases
- embed youtube videos with nicer preview images
- lazy-load youtube embeds with high-res thumbnails
- make youtube embeds responsive with fitvids
- customize youtube player options like controls and color scheme
- embed youtube videos using data attributes

## When to choose
- you use jQuery and want lightweight customizable YouTube embeds
- you want high-res thumbnail placeholders instead of heavy iframes
- you need responsive video embeds via FitVids

## When to avoid
- you need a modern framework-free or React/Vue component
- you need actively maintained software with recent updates
- you embed videos from platforms other than YouTube

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, video-processing
- domain: web-development, frontend, media
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, youtube-embed, fitvids, video-embeds, thumbnails, javascript

## Member repositories
- mike-zarandona/PrettyEmbed.js (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.241199+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 2026-08-30T06:58:39.469259+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mike-zarandona/PrettyEmbed.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.241199+00:00, sha 437deaf07ed1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.