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madebyraygun/fractal-loader
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Fractal template loader for Craft CMS

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Please note: this repository is archived. Please see the [Component Library plugin for Craft CMS](https://github.com/madebyraygun/craft-component-library) for our latest ideas on using component libraries within Craft CMS.

Fractal loader plugin for Craft CMS 4.x
=======================================

[](#fractal-loader-plugin-for-craft-cms-4x)

Allows you to include [Fractal](https://fractal.build/) generated partials in your Craft CMS templates.

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

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 4.0.0-RC-2 or later.

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

[](#installation)

To install the plugin, follow these instructions.

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

    cd /path/to/project
2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

    composer require madebyraygun/fractal
3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for Fractal Loader.

Fractal Overview
----------------

[](#fractal-overview)

Make use of the Fractal library in Craft 4 by exporting a `components-map.json` file to your base `craft/templates` directory. Then include in your templates like

```
{% include '@button' with {
  text: 'Click here',
  url: 'https://google.com'
} %}

```

Credits & Special Thanks
----------------------------

[](#credits--special-thanks)

Credit [ournameismud](https://github.com/ournameismud/fractal) for the Craft 3 version. Credit [allmarkedup](https://github.com/allmarkedup) for original [Fractal component loader plugin for Craft cms](https://gist.github.com/allmarkedup/72afed8e97c9b2e8c61c36b798ae1870)

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance28

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

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 ~35 days

Total

4

Last Release

1416d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/19334589?v=4)[Raygun](/maintainers/madebyraygun)[@madebyraygun](https://github.com/madebyraygun)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

cmsfractalCraftcraftcmscraft-plugin

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