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ambimax/magento-module-magemaven-lesscss
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On-the-fly LESS compiler for Magento 1.

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Magemaven Lesscss
=================

[](#magemaven-lesscss)

On-the-fly LESS compiler for Magento.

This extension allows to use [LESS](http://lesscss.org) style sheets with your themes and extensions. It's fully compatible with Magento's CSS merging functionality. LESS files are compiled on-the-fly and will be automatically recompiled after modifing or cache flushing.

Extension uses [lessphp](http://leafo.net/lessphp/) library by Leaf Corcoran, which is bundled with module.

- Download from Magento Connect:
- Support Forum:
- Bugtracker:

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

[](#installation)

Module should work out of the box after install.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Extension will automatically compile all files with 'less' extension and replace them with derived CSS. You will just need to place your LESS files to skin folder and include in layout updates just like you do it with CSS:

`css/styles.less`

`skin_csscss/styles-ie.lesslt IE 8`

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

3240d ago

Major Versions

1.0.1 → 2.0.02017-08-16

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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