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stansoftbg/yii2-nested-sortable
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\*\*nestedSortable\*\* is a jQuery plugin that extends jQuery Sortable UI functionalities to nested lists.

v1.0.1(9y ago)01022GPL-3.0+JavaScript

Since Mar 28Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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nestedSortable Yii2 jQuery plugin
=================================

[](#nestedsortable-yii2-jquery-plugin)

**nestedSortable** is a jQuery plugin that extends jQuery Sortable UI functionalities to nested lists.
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Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The preferred way to install this extension is through [composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/).

Either run

```
php composer.phar require --prefer-dist stansoftbg/yii2-nested-sortable "*"

```

or add

```
"stansoftbg/yii2-nested-sortable": "*"

```

to the require section of your `composer.json` file.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Designed to work seamlessly with the [nested](http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/hierarchical-data-database "A Sitepoint tutorial on PHP, MYSQL and nested sets") [set](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nested_set_model "Wikipedia article on nested sets") model (have a look at the `toArray` method)
- Items can be sorted in their own list, moved across the tree, or nested under other items.
- Sublists are created and deleted on the fly
- All jQuery Sortable options, events and methods are available
- It is possible to define elements that will not accept a new nested item/list and a maximum depth for nested items
- The root level can be protected
- The parentship of items can be locked, just as if it was a family tree.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Once the extension is installed, simply use it in your code by :

```
```
```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~550 days

Total

2

Last Release

3561d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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