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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. justcoded/wordpress-starter ActiveProject[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) justcoded/wordpress-starter =========================== WordPress boilerplate with modern development tools, easier configuration, and an improved folder structure 2.0.5(5y ago)3747630[3 PRs](https://github.com/justcoded/wordpress-starter/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=7.0 Since Nov 21Pushed 3y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/justcoded/wordpress-starter)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/justcoded/wordpress-starter)[ RSS](/packages/justcoded-wordpress-starter/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (23)Versions (22)Used By (0) [ ![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/11617a6b3124cea1b362999914c5489375aec28ff382e2176008b0e19d09a961/68747470733a2f2f732e772e6f72672f61626f75742f696d616765732f6c6f676f732f776f726470726573732d6c6f676f2d6e6f746578742d7267622e706e67) ](https://wordpress.org) WordPress Project Template by JustCoded ======================================= [](#wordpress-project-template-by-justcoded) WordPress Project Template is a skeleton [WordPress](https://wordpress.org/) site with modern development tools, easier configuration, improved folder structure and latest security best practices. Better project structure ------------------------ [](#better-project-structure) The organization of skeleton is similar to putting WordPress core files in its own subdirectory, `wp-content` stays the same. [![File structure](https://github.com/justcoded/wordpress-starter/wiki/assets/20171201-wp-starter-structure1.png)](https://github.com/justcoded/wordpress-starter/wiki/assets/20171201-wp-starter-structure1.png) Dependency management with Composer ----------------------------------- [](#dependency-management-with-composer) Manage your WordPress install and plugins with [Composer](http://getcomposer.org), a PHP dependency manager. Composer will make development more reliable, help with team collaboration, and it helps maintain a better Git repository. Easy WordPress configuration ---------------------------- [](#easy-wordpress-configuration) Environment specific configuration files and environment variables with Dotenv. Enhanced security ----------------- [](#enhanced-security) - Deny access to non-web files with server directives (with `.htaccess` files). - Deny PHP scripts execution inside `wp-content/uploads` folder. - Deny browsing the directory files list. - Production & Staging environments have a restriction to update files from admin panel (only Media is allowed). - Command-line scripts for generating wp-admin HTTP Authorization files. **[<< READ MORE >>](https://github.com/justcoded/wordpress-starter/wiki)** --- Quick start =========== [](#quick-start) Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP >= 7.0 - Composer - [Install](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-linux-unix-osx) | [Download](https://getcomposer.org/download/) Installation ------------ [](#installation) 1. Create a new project in a new folder for your site: `composer create-project justcoded/wordpress-starter your-project-folder-name` 2. Set important environment variables in `.env` file: - `DB_NAME` - Database name - `DB_USER` - Database user - `DB_PASSWORD` - Database password - `DB_HOST` - Database host - `WP_HOME` - Full URL to WordPress home () 3. Run WordPress install as usual by accessing your site at `http://example.com/` 4. Enjoy! Composer helpers ---------------- [](#composer-helpers) - `composer wp:theme` generate new theme based on our [Theme Boilerplate](https://github.com/justcoded/wordpress-theme-boilerplate) - `composer wp:secure` generate new HTTP password for wp-admin folder Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Contributions are welcome from everyone. ### Health Score 36 — LowBetter than 82% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity27 Limited adoption so far Community17 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 84.8% 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 ~83 days Recently: every ~164 days Total 13 Last Release 2100d ago Major Versions 1.1.4 → 2.02018-09-18 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/af1a2fe7b505ad0881c589628c6a1f2a30213b9a27cc939b8bb60028764b733c?d=identicon)[justcoded](/maintainers/justcoded) --- Top Contributors [![aprokopenko](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1842666?v=4)](https://github.com/aprokopenko "aprokopenko (56 commits)")[![mzhirov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/33665424?v=4)](https://github.com/mzhirov "mzhirov (7 commits)")[![ndudarev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/44971567?v=4)](https://github.com/ndudarev "ndudarev (3 commits)") --- Tags composerinstallermu-pluginsproject-templatestarter-kitstarter-templatewordpresscomposerwordpressstackwpstarter-kitjustcoded ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/justcoded-wordpress-starter/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/justcoded-wordpress-starter/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/justcoded-wordpress-starter) ``` ### Alternatives [roots/bedrock WordPress boilerplate with Composer, easier configuration, and an improved folder structure 6.5k441.8k2](/packages/roots-bedrock)[ronilaukkarinen/dudestack A modern WordPress stack 1131.2k](/packages/ronilaukkarinen-dudestack)[justcoded/wordpress-theme-boilerplate WordPress theme boilerplate with better code structure and OOP support. 563.9k1](/packages/justcoded-wordpress-theme-boilerplate) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)