# jaysalvat/vegas

Vegas is a jQuery/Zepto plugin to add beautiful backgrounds and Slideshows to DOM elements.

Repository: https://github.com/jaysalvat/vegas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vegas
Homepage: http://vegas.jaysalvat.com
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-02-19T14:21:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 68, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5613, "days_push": 195, "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 1787, forks 439 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:36.319324+00:00)

## What it is
Vegas is a JavaScript library that adds beautiful animated fullscreen backgrounds and slideshows to any DOM element, with CSS3 transitions and a jQuery/Zepto wrapper for backward compatibility. It is distributed via NPM and supports bundlers, CDN usage, and a vanilla JS API.

## Use cases
- add a fullscreen background slideshow to a landing page
- create animated image slideshows on any DOM element
- apply Ken Burns-style transitions between background images
- replace an old jQuery Vegas v2 setup with a vanilla JS version
- add video backgrounds with preloading and autoplay controls
- build custom slide transitions with CSS classes

## When to choose
- you need polished fullscreen background slideshows with minimal setup
- you want a lightweight vanilla JS library with an optional jQuery wrapper
- you need many built-in CSS3 transitions and custom transition support
- you want programmatic control (play, pause, jump, shuffle) over slideshows

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured carousel with touch/swipe support for content slides
- your project requires a maintained license file or formal support guarantees
- you need a React/Vue component-based slideshow rather than a DOM plugin

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: background-slideshow, jquery-plugin, zepto, vanilla-js, fullscreen-backgrounds, css-transitions, nodejs

## Member repositories
- jaysalvat/vegas (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:36.319324+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 2026-08-30T03:23:29.218287+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jaysalvat/vegas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:36.319324+00:00, sha 9c64a0816702)
  - homepage: http://vegas.jaysalvat.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:52.028016+00:00, sha 005d1d6898ac)
  - site_page: https://vegas.jaysalvat.com/documentation/setup (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:52.037251+00:00, sha a27f066da07d)
  - site_page: https://vegas.jaysalvat.com/documentation/settings (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:52.039264+00:00, sha b128765d3af3)
  - site_page: https://vegas.jaysalvat.com/documentation/transitions (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:52.041608+00:00, sha fe9b00f6c6a3)
  - site_page: https://vegas.jaysalvat.com/documentation/methods (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:52.043752+00:00, sha 4a9482fda186)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/vegas (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:52.046421+00:00, sha 8f96ec0367f1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.