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jQuery
Category
Frontend
At the studio
Since 2019
Projects shipped
Numerous
Status
Active
(01) Our take
jQuery isn't dead — it powers a meaningful slice of the web, including a lot of WordPress, a lot of enterprise intranets, and a lot of codebases that were modern in 2014 and just kept shipping. When we inherit a jQuery codebase, we work in it competently rather than insisting on a rewrite we can't justify.
We won't use jQuery in a new project. Modern browsers have closed the gap it was invented to fill, and the hiring signal of a new jQuery codebase in 2026 is one we'd rather not send. But for maintenance, feature work, and incremental modernisation of existing codebases, we'll show up and do the work well.
(02) What we build with it
Typical work
- Maintenance and feature work on existing jQuery codebases
- WordPress theme and plugin JavaScript
- Incremental modernisation from jQuery to vanilla JS or React
- Legacy enterprise intranet feature development
(03) How we engage
Engagement shape
Scoped as advisory retainers or fixed-scope maintenance sprints. We rarely quote more than 8 weeks of jQuery work without including a modernisation phase.
(04) Pairs with
Works well with
Technologies we reach for alongside jQuery in most engagements.
Frontend
JavaScript
The language underneath everything. Vanilla has its place.
Commerce
WordPress
Still powering a third of the internet — and sometimes that's fine.
Backend
PHP
The foundation most of the internet still runs on.
Frontend
Bootstrap
Still everywhere. Still maintainable, if you know where to look.
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