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alexsancho/wp-install-dropin
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Better WordPress installer.php dropin.

v1.0.0(8y ago)33.6k1GPL-3.0+PHPPHP >=7.0

Since Feb 9Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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WP Dropin: Better install.php
=============================

[](#wp-dropin-better-installphp)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1600f8ab2f4c566781842cde3ae5a398659c4cccdec2b55b57c2aba2fa648b4a/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f616c657873616e63686f2f77702d696e7374616c6c2d64726f70696e2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/alexsancho/wp-install-dropin)

This `install.php` dropin doesn't install bloat from default install.php and sets a few opionated wp options.

It doesn't send you an email after installing new WordPress either.

Current options
---------------

[](#current-options)

- Set empty page as Front page
- Don't use any widgets
- Use empty blog description ( if someone forgets to change that )
- Use `/%postname%/` permalink
- Don't install any articles

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

[](#installation)

You can copy `install.php` to your `wp-content` folder. Just plug&play.

OR you can use composer so that you can automatically update it too. Put these in your composer.json:

```
{
    "require": {
        "alexsancho/wp-install-dropin": "^1.0"
    },
    "extra": {
        "dropin-paths": {
            "htdocs/wp-content/": ["type:wordpress-dropin"]
        }
    }
}
```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3013d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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