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pennebaker/craftcms-thearchitect
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CraftCMS plugin to generate content models from JSON data.

v1.5.5.3(9y ago)171287↓100%9[11 issues](https://github.com/Pennebaker/craftcms-thearchitect/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/Pennebaker/craftcms-thearchitect/pulls)MITPHP

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Looking for? [Architect for Craft 3/4](https://github.com/Pennebaker/craft-architect)
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[](#looking-for-architect-for-craft-34)

[![The Architect](/the-architect.png?raw=true)](/the-architect.png?raw=true)

The Architect for [Craft CMS](http://buildwithcraft.com/)
=========================================================

[](#the-architect-for-craft-cms)

CraftCMS Plugin to Construct Groups, Fields, Sections, EntryTypes, Transforms, Globals, Assets, Categories, and Users &amp; User Groups from JSON data.

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

[](#installation)

1. Move the `thearchitect` directory into your `craft/plugins` directory.
2. Go to Settings &gt; Plugins from your Craft control panel and enable the `thearchitect` plugin

Example files can be found in the `library` directory

Exported Constructs
-------------------

[](#exported-constructs)

If you want to provide json files to be loaded throught the CP. Put the files in `craft/config/thearchitect`. If using a version prior to v1.6.0 the folder for these files is `craft/plugins/thearchitect/content`. This path is also configurable by creating a config file at `craft/config/thearchitect.php`

```
'modelsPath' => str_replace('plugins', 'config', __dir__.'/'),
```

Migration File
--------------

[](#migration-file)

The migration file is named `_master_.json` and located inside the folder with the other json files listed above. Migration files are intended to be used within a single site. They are not intended to transfer content models between websites.

Rollback
--------

[](#rollback)

As of version 1.6.0, if Craft crashes with an exception, the Architect will attempt to roll back any changes that were made to the database for the operation. This should help prevent any issues that might appear from a partial import. If an exception happens please report them to on the [repo's issues](https://github.com/Pennebaker/craftcms-thearchitect/issues). A backup that was created during a migration that was successfully imported will be delete. Otherwise you can find the db backup inside `craft/storage/backups`. This is in case the rollback feature doesn't restore properly. It is not recommended to rely on this auto backup/restore feature.

JSON Schema
-----------

[](#json-schema)

The example / syntax schemas are located on the [Repo's Wiki](https://github.com/Pennebaker/craftcms-thearchitect/wiki)

If you're using the [Atom text editor](https://atom.io/), you can download a [snippet library](https://github.com/Emkaytoo/craft-json-snippets) to help speed up your writing custom models for the plugin.

Field Layouts using names instead of handles
--------------------------------------------

[](#field-layouts-using-names-instead-of-handles)

If you have some field layouts that use names this functionality was dropped in version 1.0.3. Alternatively you can update your old models to use handles to fix them for newer versions.

*Special thanks to [Shannon Threadgill](https://dribbble.com/threadgillthunder) for his totally boss illustrations.*

###  Health Score

37

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LowBetter than 84% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity69

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99% 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 ~17 days

Total

7

Last Release

3243d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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