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ernestdefoe/respawn
===================

A gaming-styled theme for Flarum 2: chamfered surfaces, neon accents, mono typography, level badges, and a server-status stats footer.

3.0.2(1mo ago)136MITPHP ^8.3

Since May 20Compare

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Respawn
=======

[](#respawn)

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A gaming theme for **Flarum 2**: chamfered surfaces, neon accents, mono typography, hex-clipped avatars, hero with blinking cursor, level/XP sidebar widget, and a stats footer.

---

Features
--------

[](#features)

- **Dark + Light mode** — admin-configurable default, per-user toggle in the header (☾ / ☀)
- **Branded hero** — replaces the default `IndexPage` hero with a panel showing an eyebrow line, big mono headline ("Welcome to {forum}"), tagline, and an optional row of tag-shortcut chips
- **Server-status footer** — four chamfered stat cards (Posts · Discussions · Members · Online Now) rendered at the bottom of the index page, cached server-side at 60s
- **Player Card** — sidebar widget for the logged-in user with hex avatar, derived `LVL N · {posts} POSTS`, and a cyan→magenta XP bar
- **Rarity Legend** — sidebar panel mapping the four tag-color tiers (Legendary / Epic / Rare / Common) so newcomers learn the vocabulary
- **Post styling** — chamfered post cards, mono usernames in cyan, post-number pills, accent-bordered blockquotes, mono code blocks
- **Composer + Scrubber** — restyled to match the theme

The theme is a pure CSS/LESS skin layered on top of stock Flarum — no Mithril components replaced or routes added beyond the small components above. Anything that uses Flarum's CSS variables (`--primary-color`, `--secondary-color`, etc.) is remapped, so most extensions skin for free.

---

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- Flarum 2.x
- PHP 8.3+

---

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require ernestdefoe/respawn
php flarum cache:clear
```

Then enable **Respawn** in **Admin → Extensions**.

---

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

[](#configuration)

All settings are in **Admin → Extensions → Respawn**.

SettingDescriptionDefault**Theme Mode**Default colour mode for new visitors (`Dark` or `Light`). Users can toggle with the moon/sun button in the header.`Dark`**Hero Tagline**Subtitle shown under the welcome headline. Leave blank to hide.`Drop in, level up, and join the discussion.`**Hero Eyebrow**Small accent line above the headline.`▸ Player Connected`**Hero Tag Chips**Comma-separated list of tag slugs to feature as quick-jump chips (e.g. `halo, elden-ring, deals`). Leave blank to hide.*(blank)*The hero headline reads from Flarum's standard **Forum Title** setting (Admin → Basics).

---

How the stats are computed
--------------------------

[](#how-the-stats-are-computed)

`ForumStatistics` queries the `posts`, `discussions`, `users`, and `users.last_seen_at` tables and caches each count for 60 seconds. The "Online Now" tile uses a 5-minute activity window matching Flarum's stock indicator. Any DB error renders the affected tile as `—` rather than a misleading `0`.

---

Player Card level formula
-------------------------

[](#player-card-level-formula)

Currently: **`level = floor(posts / 100) + 1`**, progress to next level = `posts % 100`.

It's a deliberately simple linear ramp. If you want a non-linear curve (exponential, custom thresholds, Bronze/Silver/Gold ranks instead of a number), open an issue.

---

Customising
-----------

[](#customising)

The theme exposes its tokens as CSS variables on `:root` (and `[data-respawn="light"]`), so an extension or custom CSS can override any of them without touching Respawn itself:

```
:root {
  --r-accent:  #50ff8a;    /* lime instead of cyan */
  --r-magenta: #ff6b35;    /* orange instead of magenta */
}
```

Every component reads through these variables.

---

Support
-------

[](#support)

Questions, bug reports, and feature requests:

- **Support forum:**
- **Issues:**

---

License
-------

[](#license)

Respawn is released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

Copyright © ernestdefoe.

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance93

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~10 days

Total

4

Last Release

33d ago

Major Versions

2.0.0 → 3.0.02026-05-26

### Community

Maintainers

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