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putyourlightson/craft-leaf-categories
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Adds a custom field type in which only leaf categories can be selected.

1.0.1(6y ago)121mitPHP

Since Apr 22Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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Leaf Categories Plugin
======================

[](#leaf-categories-plugin)

A custom field type plugin for Craft CMS 3, in which only leaf categories (categories that have no descendants) can be selected.

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

[](#requirements)

Craft CMS 3.4.0 or later.

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

[](#installation)

Install the plugin using composer.

```
composer require putyourlightson/craft-leaf-categories

```

License
-------

[](#license)

This plugin is licensed for free under the MIT License.

Created by [PutYourLightsOn](https://putyourlightson.com/).

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~1 days

Total

2

Last Release

2206d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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