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agencearcange/wordpress-composer-skeleton
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WordPress starter with Composer, easier configuration, and an improved folder structure

2.2.2(3y ago)7621MITPHPPHP &gt;=7.4

Since Dec 11Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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[WPress composer-skeleton](https://github.com/agencearcange/wordpress-composer-skeleton)
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[](#wpress-composer-skeleton)

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Simple, light and powerful WordPress skeleton for a WordPress site managed by composer.

Tested with :

- Wordpress 4.5.\* =&gt; 6.1.\*
- Wordpress single / multi website

Specifications :

- Public folder : `public`
- WordPress directory : `public/wp/`
- Custom content directory : `public/content/`
- Env file : `.env`
- Settings : `config/`
- Autoload your must-use plugins with [bedrock-autoloader](https://github.com/roots/bedrock/blob/master/web/app/mu-plugins/bedrock-autoloader.php)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Use composer to create new project.

```
composer create-project agencearcange/wordpress-composer-skeleton

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- Update environment variables in the `.env` file - [you can generate salts here](https://roots.io/salts.html)
- Use `docker-compose up -d` or other mysql database.
- Start your local server

```
$ cd wordpress-composer-skeleton
$ php -S localhost:8000 -t public

// or

$ cd wordpress-composer-skeleton
$ symfony serve --no-tls

```

**Adding theme**

Add your theme into `public/content/themes`

**Adding plugin**

Add any required plugins, from their [wpackagist](http://wpackagist.org/) packages or by adding your custom plugins into `public/content/plugins`

```
composer require wpackagist-plugin/contact-form-7

```

Use twig
--------

[](#use-twig)

If you want to install [timber/timber](https://github.com/timber/timber) library, you can just install it with composer :

```
composer require timber/timber

```

See [the starter theme](https://github.com/timber/starter-theme) to try it.

Production
----------

[](#production)

Optimize composer install

```
composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --no-interaction --optimize-autoloader

```

Edit the `.env` to set `WP_ENV`

```
WP_ENV='production'

```

Send to your prod server via FTP or with your favorite deployment tool 🚀

Contribution
------------

[](#contribution)

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/)

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 71% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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 ~169 days

Recently: every ~245 days

Total

12

Last Release

1213d ago

Major Versions

1.0.2 → 2.0.02020-04-18

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP &gt;=5.6

2.0.0PHP &gt;=7.3

2.2.0PHP &gt;=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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