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pixelopen/magento-product-main-category
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The module adds a main category attribute to product

100.1.1(2y ago)1295PHPPHP ^8

Since Apr 19Pushed 2y ago2 watchersCompare

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Magento Product Main Category
=============================

[](#magento-product-main-category)

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Presentation
------------

[](#presentation)

The module adds a main category attribute to product.

[![Product Main Category](screenshot.png)](screenshot.png)

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

[](#requirements)

- Magento >= 2.4.4
- PHP >= 8.0.0

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require pixelopen/magento-product-main-category

```

Retrieve Product Main Category value
------------------------------------

[](#retrieve-product-main-category-value)

```
$mainCategory = $product->getMainCategory();

// OR

$mainCategory = $product->getData('main_category');

// OR

$mainCategory = $product->getCustomAttribute('main_category')?->getValue();
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

753d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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