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Headings and body type are set in Montserrat. 1.3.1(1y ago)329.7k↓50%1[1 PRs](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks-jacobs/pulls)GPL-3.0-or-laterSCSS Since Feb 18Pushed 1y ago8 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks-jacobs)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/pressbooks/pressbooks-jacobs)[ RSS](/packages/pressbooks-pressbooks-jacobs/feed)WikiDiscussions dev Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (1)Versions (15)Used By (0) Jacobs ====== [](#jacobs) [![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a4214613c4f43a759167b4bd607477a9005c3319142752dce91145ba827400ba/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f7072657373626f6f6b732f7072657373626f6f6b732d6a61636f62732e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/pressbooks/pressbooks-jacobs) [![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ed850a6f12240a85405b1bcf31ffe6a2f6f01dc06d706255e56ecf2f7bd52fba/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7072657373626f6f6b732f7072657373626f6f6b732d6a61636f62732e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/pressbooks/pressbooks-jacobs) This theme is named after American-Canadian activist, journalist, and author Jane Jacobs, who is responsible for the New Urbanism movement in urban studies. It is designed for academic writing, particularly textbooks, but is also suitable for fiction. Headings and body type are set in Montserrat. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP >= 7.1 - WordPress >= 5.2.4 - Pressbooks >= 5.9.5 - [McLuhan](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks-mcluhan/) >= 2.8.12 Installation ------------ [](#installation) ### Manual [](#manual) Download the [latest release](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks-jacobs/releases/latest/) and unzip the contents to `WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/themes/pressbooks-jacobs/'`. ### Composer [](#composer) From within your WordPress or [Bedrock](https://roots.io/bedrock/) root directory, run: ``` composer require pressbooks/pressbooks-jacobs ``` ### GitHub Updater [](#github-updater) Install the [GitHub Updater plugin](https://github.com/afragen/github-updater). Then, from the GitHub Updater interface, navigate to the "Install Theme" tab. Enter as the Theme URI, then click "Install Theme". Tagged updates to this theme will then be available as normal WordPress updates. ### Changelog [](#changelog) Please see the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) file for more information. ### Health Score 42 — FairBetter than 90% of packages Maintenance33 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity31 Limited adoption so far Community19 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity71 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~229 days Recently: every ~504 days Total 11 Last Release 715d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5617ca8d230381ad60c37324c68fff5d0b1866a51f47b97e707a84afd0f80ce5?d=identicon)[pressbooks-ops](/maintainers/pressbooks-ops) --- Top Contributors [![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (32 commits)")[![SteelWagstaff](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13485451?v=4)](https://github.com/SteelWagstaff "SteelWagstaff (26 commits)")[![dependabot-support](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/112581971?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot-support "dependabot-support (8 commits)")[![arzola](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4997549?v=4)](https://github.com/arzola "arzola (6 commits)")[![dependabot-preview[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/2141?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot-preview[bot] "dependabot-preview[bot] (3 commits)")[![ho-man-chan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/21694293?v=4)](https://github.com/ho-man-chan "ho-man-chan (2 commits)")[![dac514](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/812192?v=4)](https://github.com/dac514 "dac514 (2 commits)")[![dannylonglegs](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/21149722?v=4)](https://github.com/dannylonglegs "dannylonglegs (2 commits)")[![fdalcin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1761690?v=4)](https://github.com/fdalcin "fdalcin (1 commits)")[![pressbooks-ops](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/66340483?v=4)](https://github.com/pressbooks-ops "pressbooks-ops (1 commits)")[![cmurtagh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/952104?v=4)](https://github.com/cmurtagh "cmurtagh (1 commits)") --- Tags book-themeeprdctnjacobspb-activepressbookspressbooks-themesans-serifacademicnonfictiontextbookliterary ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/pressbooks-pressbooks-jacobs/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/pressbooks-pressbooks-jacobs/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/pressbooks-pressbooks-jacobs) ``` ### Alternatives [pressbooks/pressbooks-book This theme is named after Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan, who coined the phrase “the medium is the message.” It is designed for academic writing and is also suitable for fiction. 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