Question

This might not be the right place to ask it, but when I open the jQuery plugin repository, I get this message:

We’ve been looking to provide a higher-quality, spam-free experience
at the plugins site for some time, and a major error on our part
forced us to shut down the current site before we could put the new
one in place. We are developing a new site, and you can follow along
with its development on GitHub. For more information about this
transition, including steps you can take as a plugin author to
prepare, please read our post about what’s going on.

There are many plugins that can only be downloaded from the repository. Is there a workaround?

I’ve been seeing this message for +1 month now and it is driving me crazy!

_{As a sidenote: I’m searching for http://labs.skinkers.com/touchSwipe/.}

Answer 1

From http://blog.jquery.com/2011/12/08/what-is-happening-to-the-jquery-plugins-site/

In The Interim

We recognize that the old site was still
serving as an regular resource for a lot of people, especially newer
jQuery users, who simply valued the existence of a central browsing
location, despite its flaws. Though many experienced users had moved
on to other sites, or relied on relationships with trusted authors and
word of mouth, these can take time to develop. Until we’re able
to launch the new system, we’re happy to direct you to several
other directories and people who can help pick up the slack:

jQuery List

jQuery Style

Mike Alsup

Ben Alman

Matteo Bicocchi

Jörn Zaefferer

If, in the process of searching these or
any other directories, you are directed back to the current site at
plugins.jquery.com, typically a quick search for the author’s
name and the plugin name will yield an alternative site where it was
hosted. In addition, DailyJS just did
a useful roundup of alternatives that goes into more detail.

The old archive can be accessed by: http://archive.plugins.jquery.com/