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ihorvorotnov/sonata
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WordPress project powered by Composer

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Sonata
======

[](#sonata)

Orchestrate your new WordPress project with Composer.

Latest version: [**1.1.0**](https://github.com/ihorvorotnov/sonata/releases/tag/1.1.0)

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.0 and newer. Because it's 2018, you know
- Native PHP `gettext` extension (will be used in future versions)
- [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/), obviously
- [WP-CLI](http://wp-cli.org/)

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

**Create new project**

```
composer create-project ihorvorotnov/sonata project_name

```

**Install new package or WordPress plugin**

```
composer require vendor/package

composer require wpackagist-plugin/{plugin-slug}

```

**Update specific package, WordPress or a plugin to latest version**

```
composer update vendor/package

composer update johnpbloch/wordpress
composer update johnbillion/query-monitor
composer wpackagist-plugin/{plugin-slug}

```

**Update all packages to latest versions**

```
composer update

```

What's inside
-------------

[](#whats-inside)

- Latest stable WordPress, as a Composer dependency
- Better password hashing library (uses `bcrypt`)
- Support for `.env` configuration files
- Automatically generated WordPress salts in `.env` using WP-CLI
- Optimized autoloader by default
- Symlinked Twenty Seventeen theme
- Some plugins for development (as Composer dependencies):
    - [Query Monitor](https://packagist.org/packages/johnbillion/query-monitor) by @johnbillion
    - [Laps](https://packagist.org/packages/rarst/laps) by @Rarst
    - [Non-Production Robots Ignore](https://packagist.org/packages/mgargano/non-production-robots-ignore) by @matgargano
    - [User Switching](https://packagist.org/packages/johnbillion/user-switching) by @johnbillion
    - [Airplane Mode](https://packagist.org/packages/norcross/airplane-mode) by @norcross
- Prevent installing packages with known vulnerabilities with [SecurityAdvisories](https://packagist.org/packages/roave/security-advisories) by @Roave
- Ready for Memcached object cache, including custom `WP_CACHE_KEY_SALT`

### Project directory layout

[](#project-directory-layout)

```
- app
  + languages
  + mu-plugins
  + plugins
  + themes
  + uploads
  • debug.log
- config
  • local.php
  • production.php
  • staging.php
+ core
+ vendor
• .env
• .env.example
• .gitignore
• composer.json
• composer.lock
• index.php
• LICENSE
• wp-cli.yml
• wp-config.php

```

Additional Composer packages
----------------------------

[](#additional-composer-packages)

Following packages are useful, but not mandatory. Depends on the project.

`@todo To be done later`

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance14

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~115 days

Total

3

Last Release

2976d ago

Major Versions

0.1.0 → 1.0.02017-08-08

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9516145f3e5331ee02a076c07ed5878295d698cbd2e7eab1574d3085fa4a935c?d=identicon)[ihorvorotnov](/maintainers/ihorvorotnov)

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Top Contributors

[![ihorvorotnov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1066083?v=4)](https://github.com/ihorvorotnov "ihorvorotnov (43 commits)")

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Tags

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