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bradp/dotenv
============

Set WordPress options from a .env file

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dotenv
======

[](#dotenv)

> A WordPress plugin to set WordPress options from a .env file.

Any `WPENV_` prefixed variables in the `.env` will be used to override the WordPress options. For example, if you'd like to set a specific environment to "Discourage search engines from indexing this site", you can add `WPENV_BLOG_PUBLIC=0` to your `.env` file.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- Install the plugin.
- Add a `.env` file either in the root of your site or one level above.
- Add any WordPress options keys to filter with the prefix `WPENV_`

Details
-------

[](#details)

- Any option in the `wp_options` table or retrieved by `get_option()` can be set this way.
- You can define keys either as `WPENV_BLOGDESCRIPTION` or as `WPENV_blogdescription`, both will work.
- If you'd like to define the location of your `.env` file, rather than the plugin looking for it, you can filter `dotenv_location` to be a directory path.
- You can also change the `WPENV_` prefix by filtering `dotev_key_prefix` to be a different prefix.

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance24

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96% 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

4

Last Release

1863d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/66798?v=4)[Brad Parbs](/maintainers/bradp)[@bradp](https://github.com/bradp)

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