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dfrei/wp-util
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Collection of common functions and utilities for WordPress

2.1.13(2y ago)0119MITPHP >=7.4

Since Aug 12Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/dougfrei/wp-util)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/dfrei/wp-util)[ RSS](/packages/dfrei-wp-util/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

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###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

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 ~71 days

Recently: every ~164 days

Total

28

Last Release

899d ago

Major Versions

1.0.2 → 2.0.02019-04-18

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.0PHP ^5.3 || ^7.0

2.0.0PHP ^7.0

2.0.9PHP >=7.2

2.1.13PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e17775e7ae862dd85c818351acaca97f9d24acc6b0ea729e29d74f0ed766bc32?d=identicon)[dfrei](/maintainers/dfrei)

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Tags

wordpressutilities

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