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hotsource/wppm
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Package Manager for WordPress

0.1.3.1-alpha(9y ago)113GNU General Public License v2.0PHPPHP ^5.3.3 || ^7.0

Since Nov 15Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/mzalewski/wppm)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/hotsource/wppm)[ RSS](/packages/hotsource-wppm/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2w ago

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\#WPPM ##Composer-based package manager for WordPress This libraries simplifies dependency management for WordPress plugins (and soon themes).

When installed in a WordPress site, a WPPM-enabled plugin will automatically resolve conflicts with other Composer-based plugins.

If a plugin cannot be resolved, the user will be notified that there is a problem and instructed to either disable the plugin or talk to a developer to resolve it manually.

Why is something like WPPM required?
------------------------------------

[](#why-is-something-like-wppm-required)

Unless you have a fully composer-enabled WordPress install (eg: roots.io/bedrock), plugins will attempt to load all of their dependencies. When two plugins include the same dependency (different versions), first-to-be-loaded wins.

If one of those plugins is not compatible with the loaded dependency, the site could completely break - or worse (IMO), it could not show any errors until a visitor attempt to do something that uses a missing feature.

How to use
----------

[](#how-to-use)

To add Composer support to your plugin, you will need to do the following:

1 - Add hotsource/wppm to your required packages.

2 - Run composer install

3 - Add the following code snippet to autoload your plugin:

```
require_once __DIR__ . "/vendor/hotsource/wppm/wppm.php";
if ( ! WPPM::autoload( __FILE__ ) )
    return;

```

Other notes
-----------

[](#other-notes)

WPPM::autoload() will return a boolean value indicating whether or not your plugin successfully loaded all dependencies. If it returns false, it's best to simply "return;" as this would prevent your plugin from continuing to load. A notification about the issue will be shown in the WP Admin area.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 25% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 93.3% 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 ~0 days

Total

5

Last Release

3559d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1389893?v=4)[Matthew Zalewski](/maintainers/mzalewski)[@mzalewski](https://github.com/mzalewski)

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Top Contributors

[![mzalewski](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1389893?v=4)](https://github.com/mzalewski "mzalewski (14 commits)")[![hsmz43](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/228415948?v=4)](https://github.com/hsmz43 "hsmz43 (1 commits)")

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