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ixa/wordpress-starter
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WordPress starter project that works with Composer

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Ixa WordPress Starter
=====================

[](#ixa-wordpress-starter)

WordPress project starter that works with [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/) and [WP-CLI](http://wp-cli.org/)

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

[](#installation)

```
$ composer create-project ixa/wordpress-starter  --prefer-dist
$ cd

```

This command clones *Ixa WordPress Starter* and downloads all of its dependencies. It also ask your enviroment variables: database credentials and home\_url.

If your database is ready you can install WordPress typing:

```
$ vendor/bin/wp core install --promt

```

If wp-cli prints a success message the installation is completed. You can use the PHP build in server to see your new site in htpp://localhost:1234

```
$ php -S localhost:1234

```

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

[](#configuration)

In *Ixa WordPress Starter*, `wp-config.php` file is not meant to hold configuration all constants are set by [Ixa WP-Config](https://github.com/cesarhdz/ixa-wp-config) and are located in `config` folder.

### `.env.yml` file

[](#envyml-file)

This file is dynamically created by Composer in every installation or update and must not be added to version control. The `env.yml.dist` is needed to tell Incenteev/ParameterHandler what variables are required and should not be modified.

Default Theme
-------------

[](#default-theme)

Ixa WordPress Starter ships with a default theme that contains only the welcome message you see after installation and is set in `wp-config.php` using `WP_DEFAULT_THEME` constant. You can override to register your theme, this way, no database configuration is needed and the app is more portable.

### WP-CLI Scaffold

[](#wp-cli-scaffold)

Using [WP-CLI](http://wp-cli.org/) you can create a new theme with the scaffold command

```
$ vendor/bin/wp scaffold _s

```

Then you have a new theme based on [Underscores](http://underscores.me/) ready to start.

### Child Themes

[](#child-themes)

Since we are using Composer, the recommended way to use child themes is to register the parent theme as dependency in `composer.json`, just make sure the project type is `wordpress-theme`, so that Composer Installer knows where to install it.

Note that if you want to register the child theme using `WP_DEFAULT_THEME` constant you must define `TEMPLATEPATH` as [this article](http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/change-the-default-theme-for-sites-without-a-plugin/) suggests.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~30 days

Total

5

Last Release

4516d ago

Major Versions

0.2.1 → 1.0.0-alpha2014-02-17

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1fa78b7283388ae1de39abc6410b2b9c5e4c1645acdee9fff705c2064f64c099?d=identicon)[cesarhdz](/maintainers/cesarhdz)

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Top Contributors

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