jQuery Roadmap

Our Vision & Roadmap for the Future

Explore jQuery's development priorities, community contributions, and roadmap for the next 24 months.

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Development Roadmap 2025–2026

Building a modern, maintainable JavaScript foundation that serves developers everywhere.

June 2025 – jQuery 3.7 Release

Introduces improvements to event delegation, performance optimizations, and bug fixes.

  • ▸ New .on() optimizations
  • ▸ Improved handling of touch events
  • ▸ Reduced code size by 10%

September 2025 – Modern Web APIs

Integration with modern APIs while maintaining backward compatibility.

  • ▸ DOM MutationObserver optimizations
  • ▸ Fetch API integration
  • ▸ Async/Await pattern support

2026 Targets – Modular Architecture

Exploring modular architecture to improve performance and maintainability.

  • ▸ Core vs. plugin separation
  • ▸ ESM package support
  • ▸ Tree-shakable components

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Your feedback helps decide which features get prioritized. Engage with our development team through:

  • GitHub Issues - #roadmap tag
  • Public Design Proposals
  • Slack Community Room #roadmapping
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Our Strategic Priorities

Core API Stability

Ensure jQuery remains stable across major JS environments (Node.js, Deno, browsers).

Performance Optimization

Reduce footprint and execution time, ensuring minimal impact on modern frameworkss.

Accessibility Focus

Full WCAG 2.1 compliance for all official jQuery plugins and documentation.

Modern JS Compatibility

Full support for JS ESNext standards in core code while maintaining IE11 mode.

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The jQuery roadmap is shaped by real-world users and contributors. Help define the future of JavaScript development.

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