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cakemanager/cakeadmin-lightstrap
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LightStrap theme for the CakeAdmin Plugin

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Since Jul 3Pushed 10y ago4 watchersCompare

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LightStrap Theme for CakeAdmin
==============================

[](#lightstrap-theme-for-cakeadmin)

> Note: This is a non-stable plugin for CakePHP 3.x at this time. It is currently under development and should be considered experimental.

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

[](#installation)

You can install this plugin into your CakePHP application using composer.

The recommended way to install composer packages is:

```
composer require cakemanager/cakeadmin-lightstrap:dev-master

```

Now load the plugin with the command:

```
$ bin/cake plugin load -r -b LightStrap

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

No need to do stuff. Everything is automatically set by loading the plugin.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

You can set the [Navbar](http://getbootstrap.com/components/#navbar) class:

```
Configure::write('CA.LightStrap.navbar', 'navbar-inverse');

```

You can apply a Subtheme from [Bootswatch](http://bootswatch.com/):

```
Configure::write('CA.LightStrap.subtheme', 'Cosmo');

```

- Cerulean / A calm blue sky
- Cosmo / An ode to Metro
- Cyborg / Jet black and electric blue
- Darkly / Flatly in night mode
- Flatly / Flat and modern
- Journal / Crisp like a new sheet of paper
- Lumen / Light and shadow
- Paper / Material is the metaphor
- Readable / Optimized for legibility
- Sandstone / A touch of warmth
- Simplex / Mini and minimalist
- Slate / Shades of gunmetal gray
- Spacelab / Silvery and sleek
- Superhero / The brave and the blue
- United / Ubuntu orange and unique font
- Yeti / A friendly foundation

CakeAdmin
---------

[](#cakeadmin)

The plugin is [CakeAdmin](https://github.com/cakemanager/cakephp-cakeadmin) compatible!

Get in touch
------------

[](#get-in-touch)

Get in touch with us via [Gitter](https://gitter.im/cakemanager/cakeadmin-lightstrap)!

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 72.8% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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