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coldtrick/thewire\_tools
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Extend the functionality of The Wire

v17.0(1mo ago)133.2k12[6 issues](https://github.com/ColdTrick/thewire_tools/issues)GPL-2.0-onlyPHPCI passing

Since May 28Pushed 1mo ago5 watchersCompare

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The Wire Tools
==============

[](#the-wire-tools)

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Extend the functionality of The Wire

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Wire posts in groups (optional)
- Search wire posts
- Delete action returns to referer page
- Index widget (for use with Widget Manager plugin)
- Group widget (for use with Widget Manager plugin)
- Post to the wire widget (index / dashboard) (no entity listing)
- Optional Extend thewire widgets with a post form
- Share on the wire

###  Health Score

54

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FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance84

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity75

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 69.4% 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 ~113 days

Recently: every ~102 days

Total

36

Last Release

35d ago

Major Versions

v12.0 → v13.02023-06-02

v13.0.2 → v14.02024-06-28

v14.0.3 → v15.02025-04-16

v15.0 → v16.02025-11-13

v16.1 → v17.02026-05-29

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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