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piotrpress/wordpress-config
===========================

This library separates WordPress configuration constants from wp-config.php to .config file.

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WordPress Config
================

[](#wordpress-config)

This library separates WordPress [configuration constants](https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/) from `wp-config.php` to `.config` file.

Installation via `composer.json` file
-------------------------------------

[](#installation-via-composerjson-file)

```
{
  "require": {
    "piotrpress/wordpress-config": "^3.0"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "post-update-cmd": "php -r \"copy('vendor/piotrpress/wordpress-config/res/wp-config.php', 'wp-config.php');\""
  }
}
```

**NOTE:** if `.config` file doesn't exists, it'll be created automatically.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Fill in the missing configuration in `.config` file.

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
DB_NAME=wordpress
DB_USER="${USER}"
DB_PASSWORD="${PASS}"
DB_HOST=localhost
WP_DEBUG=true
WP_HOME="https://${SERVER_NAME}"
WP_CONTENT_DIR="${DOCUMENT_ROOT}/wp-content"
```

**NOTE:** use `${...}` syntax to return environment or server variable.

Resources
---------

[](#resources)

Check out example implementation in the [piotrpress/wordpress](https://github.com/PiotrPress/wordpress) package.

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

[](#requirements)

PHP >= `7.4` version.

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](license.txt)

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community13

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 ~144 days

Total

4

Last Release

1110d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → v2.0.02023-03-22

v2.0.1 → v3.0.02023-05-04

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10326736?v=4)[Piotr Niewiadomski](/maintainers/PiotrPress)[@PiotrPress](https://github.com/PiotrPress)

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Top Contributors

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