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hingst/layotter
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Add and arrange your content freely with an intuitive drag and drop interface!

v1.5.27(7y ago)233838[5 issues](https://github.com/hingst/layotter/issues)GPL-2.0PHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Jun 12Pushed 5y ago8 watchersCompare

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Layotter
========

[](#layotter)

**Build fully customizable and easy to use Wordpress websites – with Layotter, the drag-and-drop page builder for developers!**

As a professional Wordpress developer, you've probably got your own theme boilerplate, a favorite grid system, project structure, … you name it. So why should your page builder dictate its own HTML or CSS structure? Why should it come with a ton of predesigned modules that won't fit your client's design anyway? We believe it shouldn't. So Layotter doesn't.

If you like ACF, you'll love Layotter
-------------------------------------

[](#if-you-like-acf-youll-love-layotter)

Layotter is based on [Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)](http://www.advancedcustomfields.com), a very popular Wordpress plugin that lets you create wildly complex forms without having to write any code. Thanks to ACF, building a simple Layotter element takes as little as 15 lines of code:

```
class Text_Element extends Layotter_Element {
    protected function attributes() {
        $this->title       = 'Text';
        $this->description = 'A very simple text element.';
        $this->icon        = 'font'; // pick an icon from Font Awesome
        $this->field_group = 'group_abc1337'; // your ACF field group
    }
    protected function frontend_view($fields) {
        echo $fields['content']; // what visitors will see
    }
    protected function backend_view($fields) {
        echo $fields['content']; // what editors will see
    }
}
Layotter::register_element('text', 'Text_Element');
```

Read the [introduction](http://docs.layotter.com/) or the [installation instructions](http://docs.layotter.com/getting-started/installation/) to get started, or head directly to the [tutorial on how to create an element type](http://docs.layotter.com/basics/element-types/).

Some more features you'll enjoy
-------------------------------

[](#some-more-features-youll-enjoy)

- Super clean, object oriented API
- Full HTML and CSS customization
- Settings filters for programmatic configuration
- Integrates so nicely, your clients will think it's a part of Wordpress
- Works with the Pro and regular versions of ACF
- Open source and free to include even in commercial themes

By the way, Layotter 2 is in the making…
----------------------------------------

[](#by-the-way-layotter-2-is-in-the-making)

Check out the (terribly named) [modular branch](https://github.com/hingst/layotter/tree/modular) to learn more about the the upcoming release.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 94.3% 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 ~107 days

Recently: every ~66 days

Total

14

Last Release

2599d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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