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boboldehampsink/element-type-generator
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This script will generate a basic Craft Element Type based on the Events sample plugin by Pixel & Tonic

0.2(11y ago)2201PHP

Since Mar 20Pushed 8y ago2 watchersCompare

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DEPRECATED - Element Type Generator
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[](#deprecated---element-type-generator)

A CLI script that generates Element Types

Deprecated
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[](#deprecated)

With the release of Craft 3 on 4-4-2018, this tool has been deprecated. You can still use this with Craft 2 but you are encouraged to use (and develop) a Craft 3 version. At this moment, I have no plans to do so.

Arguments
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[](#arguments)

1. Plugin name
2. Model name
3. Section name
4. Destination

Changelog
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[](#changelog)

### 0.2

[](#02)

- Now rewrites file contents aswell
- Fix for ensuring lower case dirnames
- Added MIT license

### 0.1

[](#01)

- Support for creating new Element Type directory structure

###  Health Score

25

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LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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

Every ~62 days

Total

2

Last Release

4061d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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