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pods-framework/pods
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Pods is a development framework for creating, extending, managing, and deploying customized content types in WordPress.

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[Pods Framework](https://pods.io)
=================================

[](#pods-framework)

[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cb9672d11a28fb5a223e065be38f45f6f2403de7fcbeaee5e5a5c7bb8007eadf/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d47504c2d2d322e302532422d677265656e2e737667)](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/blob/main/license.txt)[![Codeception Tests](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/workflows/Codeception%20Tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/actions/workflows/tests-php.yml)[![JS Tests](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/workflows/JS%20Tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/actions/workflows/tests-js.yml)

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**Pods is a development framework for creating, extending, managing, and deploying customized content types in WordPress.**

Description
-----------

[](#description)

Check out  for our User Guide and many other resources to help you develop with Pods.

For detailed setup instructions, visit the official [Documentation](https://docs.pods.io/) page.

1. You can clone the GitHub repository: `https://github.com/pods-framework/pods.git`
2. Or download it directly as a ZIP file: `https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/archive/main.zip`

This will download the latest stable copy of Pods Framework.

Get Support / Help
------------------

[](#get-support--help)

This is where we develop Pods Framework itself and should *not* be used for support questions. Please visit the [WordPress.org support forums](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pods/) or [join our Slack](https://support.pods.io/chat/). We have a [support page](https://support.pods.io/) that outlines everything for our plugins.

Reporting Bugs
--------------

[](#reporting-bugs)

If you find an issue that you believe to be a *bug*, [let us know](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/issues/new/choose).

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

[](#requirements)

### Recommended

[](#recommended)

- WordPress 6.8+
- PHP 8.2+
- MySQL 5.6+ or MariaDB 10.1+

### Minimum

[](#minimum)

If you have restrictions on your server or site, these are the minimum versions that Pods will be supported to run on. Running the following minimum versions does bring with it their own risks including security and exposure to additional bugs that may have been resolved by the recommended versions above.

- WordPress 6.3+
- PHP 7.2+
- MySQL 5.5+

Contributions Welcome
---------------------

[](#contributions-welcome)

Anyone is welcome to contribute to Pods Framework. Please read the [guidelines for contributing](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) to this repository.

There are various ways you can contribute:

1. Raise an [Issue](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/issues) on GitHub
2. Send us a [Pull Request](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/pulls) with your bug fixes and/or enhancements
3. Translate Pods Framework into different languages via [WP Translate](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/pods), just sign in with your wordpress.org account and add translations where you can
4. Provide feedback and suggestions on [enhancements](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/issues/new/choose)

Donations
---------

[](#donations)

We're able to focus more on Pods when we have some cash to help keep the lights on, want to help? [Become a Friend of Pods!](https://friends.pods.io/)

Developer Notes
---------------

[](#developer-notes)

- Stable Branch: [main](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/tree/main) is the latest release
- Release Branches: `release/x.x.x` holds the code we are working on for each release that is not yet complete

*Please submit all pull requests against the [main](https://github.com/pods-framework/pods/tree/main) branch.*

###  Health Score

61

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance80

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity42

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community35

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity78

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 64.4% 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 ~25 days

Recently: every ~44 days

Total

161

Last Release

60d ago

Major Versions

2.9.13 → 3.0-beta-12023-04-28

2.9.19 → 3.02023-09-13

2.7.31.1 → 3.1.02024-02-21

2.9.19.3 → 3.0.10.32024-05-07

PHP version history (4 changes)2.5.0PHP &gt;=5.2.4

2.7.2PHP &gt;=5.3

2.8PHP &gt;=5.6

3.0PHP &gt;=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

content-typescustom-fieldsdatabase-guihacktoberfestphppodswordpresswordpress-pluginwordpresscontentfields

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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