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putyourlightson/craft-sift
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Filters entries/categories/submissions that can be selected to only those that match a user's categories.

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Sift Plugin for Craft CMS 3
===========================

[](#sift-plugin-for-craft-cms-3)

A plugin for Craft CMS 3 that filters entries/categories/submissions that can be selected to only those that match a user's categories.

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

[](#requirements)

Craft CMS 3.0.0 or later.

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

[](#installation)

Install the plugin using composer.

```
composer require putyourlightson/craft-sift

```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Copy the `src/config.php` config file to `craft/config` as `sift.php`, adding the entry field handles and the associated user field handles.

```
return [
    '*' => [
        /**
         * The field handles to sift by for entry queries
         */
        'entryFieldHandles' => [
            'entryFieldHandleA' => 'userFieldHandleA',
            'entryFieldHandleB' => 'userFieldHandleB',
        ],
    ],
];
```

Fieldtype
---------

[](#fieldtype)

The plugin adds a *Read-only Categories* fieldtype that is visible to all users but that only admins can edit.

License
-------

[](#license)

This plugin is licensed for free under the MIT License.

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

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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 ~63 days

Total

3

Last Release

2173d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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