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backdrop-dev/framework
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Backdrop Framework: A framework for developing ClassicPress and WordPress themes and plugins.

2.0.x-dev(1y ago)047816GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Apr 24Pushed 7mo agoCompare

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Backdrop: Themes & Plugins Framework
========================================

[](#backdrop-themes--plugins-framework)

Backdrop is a framework for developing themes & plugins for ClassicPress and WordPress.

Backdrop is the core application layer that consists of a service container and it can be use alone or alongside with Backdrop's available packages.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- [ClassicPress](https://www.classicpress.net/)
- [WordPress](https://wordpress.org)
- [PHP 7.4](https://www.php.net/releases/7_4_0.php)
- [Composer](https://getcomposer.org)

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

[](#installation)

Use the following command from your preferred command line utility to install Backdrop.

```
composer require backdrop-dev/framework
```

Themes
------

[](#themes)

if bundling this directly in your theme, add the following code.

```
if ( file_exists( get_parent_theme_file_path( 'vendor/autoload.php' ) ) ) {
	require_once( get_parent_theme_file_path( 'vendor/autoload.php' ) );
}
```

Plugins
-------

[](#plugins)

if bundling this directly in your plugin, add the following code.

```
if ( file_exists( plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . '/vendor/autoload.php' ) ) {
	require_once plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
}
```

Registering and Booting Backdrop.
---------------------------------

[](#registering-and-booting-backdrop)

Please note that the Backdrop isn't launched until an instance of its `Backdrop\Core\Application` class is created and its `boot()`, check the Backdrop\\booted() function before attempting to create a new app. If one exists, then it should use the existing instance via the `Backdrop\app()` helper function.

```
// Create a new application
$slug = Backdrop\booted ? Backdrop\app() : new Backdrop\Core\Application();

// Add service provider
$slug->provider( YourProject\Provider::class );

// Create and action hook for child themes or plugins
do_action( "$slug/child/theme", $slug );

// Boot the application
$slug->boot();
```

Copyright and Licenses
----------------------

[](#copyright-and-licenses)

This project is licensed under the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.

2019–2025 © Benjamin Lu

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance55

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity25

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99.7% 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 ~203 days

Total

2

Last Release

222d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/164923145?v=4)[techkodeninja](/maintainers/techkodeninja)[@techkodeninja](https://github.com/techkodeninja)

---

Top Contributors

[![techkodeninja](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/164923145?v=4)](https://github.com/techkodeninja "techkodeninja (344 commits)")[![pattonwebz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3902039?v=4)](https://github.com/pattonwebz "pattonwebz (1 commits)")

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