# imakewebthings/waypoints

Waypoints is a library that makes it easy to execute a function whenever you scroll to an element.

Repository: https://github.com/imakewebthings/waypoints
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/waypoints
Homepage: http://imakewebthings.com/waypoints/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-11-18T05:01:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5699, "days_push": 1384, "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 10308, forks 1290 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:41.563827+00:00)

## What it is
Waypoints is a JavaScript library that executes a function whenever the user scrolls to a specific element. It includes shortcuts for common UI patterns like infinite scrolling, sticky elements, and inview detection.

## Use cases
- trigger a function when scrolling to an element
- implement infinite scrolling on a page
- make elements sticky when scrolled to
- detect when an element enters the viewport
- animate elements as they scroll into view

## When to avoid
- you are using a modern framework with built-in scroll/intersection observers (e.g., IntersectionObserver API)
- you need active maintenance or recent updates
- you want a library with an active community or recent commits

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: scroll-events, infinite-scroll, sticky-elements, inview-detection, jquery, javascript

## Member repositories
- imakewebthings/waypoints (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.563827+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 2026-08-29T17:19:11.345029+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/imakewebthings/waypoints (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.563827+00:00, sha 7439bbc880e6)
  - homepage: http://imakewebthings.com/waypoints/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:56.385184+00:00, sha 89c28d5f3080)
  - site_page: http://imakewebthings.com/waypoints/guides/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:56.394654+00:00, sha 94ef27602c5c)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/waypoints (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:56.397257+00:00, sha e117f298ae7e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.