fat/zoom.js
Medium's Image Zoom for jQuery observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
45/100
- Activity 49
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4696
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 309
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4012 stars · 319 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A simple jQuery plugin that adds Medium-style smooth image zooming to web pages. Images marked with a data-action attribute expand smoothly on click and dismiss via scroll, click, or the escape key.
Use cases
- add medium-style image zoom to a blog
- make images clickable and zoomable with jquery
- smooth image lightbox for articles
- zoom images on click in a static site
- open full-size image from thumbnail with meta-click
When to choose
- you already use jQuery and want a lightweight image zoom
- you want the exact Medium-style zoom interaction
- you need a minimal drop-in script with a data attribute API
When to avoid
- your project does not use jQuery
- you need a full-featured lightbox with galleries and captions
- you want a framework-native (React/Vue) zoom component
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
ui-components animation web-development frontend browser jquery-plugin image-zoom medium-style lightbox javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/fat/zoom.js · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0e448d2f62d5
- homepage: https://fat.github.io/zoom.js · fetched 2026-08-29 · f65c8e74f0a0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| fat/zoom.js | main | 45 |
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