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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. roots/bedrock-autoloader ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) roots/bedrock-autoloader ======================== An autoloader that enables standard plugins to be required just like must-use plugins 1.1.0(2mo ago)405.6M—0.6%16[1 issues](https://github.com/roots/bedrock-autoloader/issues)20MITPHPPHP >=7.1CI passing Since May 16Pushed 1mo ago7 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/roots/bedrock-autoloader)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/roots/bedrock-autoloader)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/roots)[ RSS](/packages/roots-bedrock-autoloader/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (7)Dependencies (4)Versions (9)Used By (20) [ ![Bedrock](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f2375853612cf550307d648da4899ad98dfa9c55e6654b7391e3ea9defcbfe41/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e726f6f74732e696f2f6170702f75706c6f6164732f6c6f676f2d626564726f636b2e737667) ](https://roots.io/bedrock/) [![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9433634857899c06dfe5096d6acc3f00c7f5b492bee2895fd75b15484c4b67c4/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f726f6f74732f626564726f636b2d6175746f6c6f616465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/roots/bedrock-autoloader) [![Packagist Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/924b37f1ca4843d1275fe19ef08aa30d4db1a06864ebc0900e4ccf66fc062561/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f726f6f74732f626564726f636b2d6175746f6c6f616465723f6c6162656c3d646f776e6c6f61647326636f6c6f72423d32623330373226636f6c6f72413d353235646463267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/roots/bedrock-autoloader) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0c90a1027924b340042586821ebe37a50146208eaafff513f1c9b632585d8062/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f726f6f74732f626564726f636b2d6175746f6c6f616465722f74657374732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e266c6f676f3d676974687562266c6162656c3d4349267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/roots/bedrock-autoloader/actions/workflows/tests.yml) [![Follow Roots](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/222256dbdeac58e77f017d847dca30ff4cab027cdf3abfec8e5bfd59de240547/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f666f6c6c6f7725323040726f6f747377702d3164613166323f6c6f676f3d74776974746572266c6f676f436f6c6f723d666666666666266d6573736167653d267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://twitter.com/rootswp) [![Sponsor Roots](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/31e13361135ff96d01f1eb97157d052029e6f236249996072d8b6bd60b40e9cd/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f73706f6e736f72253230726f6f74732d3532356464633f6c6f676f3d676974687562267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265266c6f676f436f6c6f723d666666666666266d6573736167653d)](https://github.com/sponsors/roots) **Bedrock Autoloader** [Roots Website](https://roots.io/) | [Bedrock Documentation](https://roots.io/bedrock/docs/installation/) | [Autoloader Documentation](https://roots.io/bedrock/docs/mu-plugin-autoloader/) Overview -------- [](#overview) Bedrock Autoloader enables standard plugins to be required just like must-use plugins. The autoloaded plugins are included after all mu-plugins and standard plugins have been loaded. An asterisk next to the name of the plugin designates the plugins that have been autoloaded. Support us ---------- [](#support-us) Roots is an independent open source org, supported only by developers like you. Your sponsorship funds [WP Packages](https://wp-packages.org/) and the entire Roots ecosystem, and keeps them independent. Support us by purchasing [Radicle](https://roots.io/radicle/) or [sponsoring us on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/roots) — sponsors get access to our private Discord. Community --------- [](#community) Keep track of development and community news. - Join us on Discord by [sponsoring us on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/roots) - Join us on [Roots Discourse](https://discourse.roots.io/) - Follow [@rootswp on Twitter](https://twitter.com/rootswp) - Follow the [Roots Blog](https://roots.io/blog/) - Subscribe to the [Roots Newsletter](https://roots.io/subscribe/) ### Health Score 62 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance87 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity57 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community40 Growing community involvement Maturity56 Maturing project, gaining track record 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 ~354 days Recently: every ~531 days Total 7 Last Release 70d ago Major Versions 1.1.0 → v2.0.0-beta.12026-03-10 PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.1 v2.0.0-beta.1PHP >=8.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4f6a3f6809aec26ab615cf9c5ae69c37d5068c8613e77a3aad4e97bad98d0fb3?d=identicon)[swalkinshaw](/maintainers/swalkinshaw) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f3f71fa88954b93f55af5e121f1d8c38d240a0d17712c092a389bcccffa34415?d=identicon)[retlehs](/maintainers/retlehs) ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2104321?v=4)[QWp6t](/maintainers/QWp6t)[@QWp6t](https://github.com/QWp6t) --- Top Contributors [![retlehs](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/115911?v=4)](https://github.com/retlehs "retlehs (23 commits)")[![austinpray](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2192970?v=4)](https://github.com/austinpray "austinpray (7 commits)")[![vinkla](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/499192?v=4)](https://github.com/vinkla "vinkla (5 commits)")[![swalkinshaw](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/295605?v=4)](https://github.com/swalkinshaw "swalkinshaw (4 commits)")[![aaemnnosttv](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1621608?v=4)](https://github.com/aaemnnosttv "aaemnnosttv (3 commits)")[![alexsomeoddpilot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5588412?v=4)](https://github.com/alexsomeoddpilot "alexsomeoddpilot (3 commits)")[![Log1x](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5745907?v=4)](https://github.com/Log1x "Log1x (1 commits)")[![markjaquith](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/353790?v=4)](https://github.com/markjaquith "markjaquith (1 commits)")[![QWp6t](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2104321?v=4)](https://github.com/QWp6t "QWp6t (1 commits)")[![itsme-francesco](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/54186743?v=4)](https://github.com/itsme-francesco "itsme-francesco (1 commits)")[![slackday](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/154369?v=4)](https://github.com/slackday "slackday (1 commits)")[![starise](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2684482?v=4)](https://github.com/starise "starise (1 commits)")[![Foxaii](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1690407?v=4)](https://github.com/Foxaii "Foxaii (1 commits)")[![tangrufus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2259834?v=4)](https://github.com/tangrufus "tangrufus (1 commits)")[![chrisnx](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5405844?v=4)](https://github.com/chrisnx "chrisnx (1 commits)") --- Tags bedrockwordpresswordpress-mu-pluginspluginwordpressautoloaderbedrockmu-pluginmust-use ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/roots-bedrock-autoloader/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/roots-bedrock-autoloader/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/roots-bedrock-autoloader) ``` ### Alternatives [automattic/jetpack-autoloader Creates a custom autoloader for a plugin or theme. 525.5M69](/packages/automattic-jetpack-autoloader)[afragen/git-updater A plugin to automatically update GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, or Gitea hosted plugins, themes, and language packs. 3.3k1.6k](/packages/afragen-git-updater)[webdevstudios/cmb2-attached-posts Custom field for CMB2 for creating post relationships. 13565.5k](/packages/webdevstudios-cmb2-attached-posts)[iceicetimmy/acf-post-type-selector Post type selector for Advanced Custom Fields. 559.0k](/packages/iceicetimmy-acf-post-type-selector) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)