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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. eighteen73/orbit ActiveWordpress-muplugin[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) eighteen73/orbit ================ Opinionated WordPress behaviour overrides v2.7.0(2w ago)33.7k↓58.3%1[2 issues](https://github.com/eighteen73/orbit/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/eighteen73/orbit/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=8.0CI failing Since Jul 2Pushed 2w ago5 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/eighteen73/orbit)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/eighteen73/orbit)[ RSS](/packages/eighteen73-orbit/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 2w ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (8)Versions (39)Used By (0) Orbit ===== [](#orbit) Orbit moulds WordPress default behaviour to simplify the CMS experience, protect users from changing settings that should be reserved for website developers, and reinforce areas of the CMS that tend to be fragile or noisy. The plugin is unapologetically opinionated to fit the needs and preferences of our web agency. For complete documentation, visit [docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/). Installation ------------ [](#installation) Assuming you are using a modern Composer workflow for WordPress development (such as our [Nebula](https://github.com/eighteen73/nebula) WordPress stack), install Orbit as a Must-Use plugin using: ``` composer require eighteen73/orbit ``` For manual installation or non-Composer environments, see the [Installation Guide](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/installation). Features Overview ----------------- [](#features-overview) - **[Synced Theme Patterns](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/synced-patterns)**: Keeps block theme pattern files in version control while syncing them to real database patterns with block overrides. - **[Branded Emails](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/branded-emails)**: Wraps system emails and Gravity Forms notifications in responsive HTML with WooCommerce styling parity. - **[UI Cleanup](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/ui-cleanup)**: Simplifies admin menus, toolbar nodes, and dashboard widgets, with custom login logo and environment indicator badge support. - **[Security Hardening](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/security)**: Blocks REST API user enumeration, disables XML-RPC, strips head tags, and enforces baseline HTTP security headers. - **[Capabilities & Access](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/capabilities)**: Granular permission management for Editors and Shop Managers across Site Editor, User management, Gravity Forms, and Privacy options. - **[Performance & Utilities](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/performance-utilities)**: Fast 404 responses for missing static assets, remote media hotlinking from production, health check endpoint (`/wp-json/orbit/up`), and search engine index suppression on non-production. - **[Integrations](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/integrations)**: Performance and safety tweaks for WooCommerce, Action Scheduler, and Altcha CAPTCHA. For a complete reference of filter hooks and constants, see the [Filters & Hooks Reference](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/filters-reference). Vendored Dependencies --------------------- [](#vendored-dependencies) Orbit ships a small number of vendored third-party libraries under `includes/lib/`, namespaced via [Mozart](https://github.com/coenjacobs/mozart) into `Eighteen73\Orbit\Dependencies\…` to avoid collisions. To refresh these dependencies after pulling updates: ``` composer install composer update / vendor/bin/mozart compose composer dump-autoload ``` For security advisory notes, refer to the [Installation Documentation](https://docs.eighteen73.co.uk/wordpress/plugins/orbit/installation). ### Health Score 50 — FairBetter than 95% of packages Maintenance83 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity25 Limited adoption so far Community15 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~55 days Total 28 Last Release 20d ago Major Versions v1.4.2 → v2.0.02025-04-24 PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=7.4 v1.4.0PHP >=8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/735284?v=4)[Ed Jeavons](/maintainers/edjeavons)[@edjeavons](https://github.com/edjeavons) ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/73229?v=4)[Brett Mason ](/maintainers/brettsmason)[@brettsmason](https://github.com/brettsmason) --- Top Contributors [![DanielHudson2](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/35522603?v=4)](https://github.com/DanielHudson2 "DanielHudson2 (114 commits)")[![edjeavons](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/735284?v=4)](https://github.com/edjeavons "edjeavons (110 commits)")[![brettsmason](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/73229?v=4)](https://github.com/brettsmason "brettsmason (47 commits)") --- Tags composer-packagewordpress-plugin ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/eighteen73-orbit/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/eighteen73-orbit/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/eighteen73-orbit) ``` PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)