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rvtraveller/composerize-wordpress
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Convert a non-Composer managed WordPress application into a Composer-managed application.

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Composerize WordPress
=====================

[](#composerize-wordpress)

*Composerize WordPress* is a Composer plugin that converts a non-Composer-managed WordPress application (e.g., one created via tarball) to a Composer-managed WordPress application. It is based on [Composerize Drupal](https://github.com/grasmash/composerize-drupal) by [Grasmash](https://github.com/grasmash/).

It is not for creating new WordPress applications.

Functionality
-------------

[](#functionality)

The `composerize-wordpress` command will perform the following operations:

- Remove all `composer.json` and `composer.lock` files, should they exist
- Generate a new `composer.json` in the `[composer-root]` directory based on [template.composer.json](template.composer.json).
    - Populate `require` with an entry for `pantheon-systems/wordpress-composer`
    - Populate `require` with an entry for each project in:
        - `[core-root]/wp-content/plugins`
        - `[core-root]/wp-content/themes`
- Create or modify `[composer-root]/.gitignore` with entries for Composer-managed contributed projects as [per best practices](https://getcomposer.org/doc/faqs/should-i-commit-the-dependencies-in-my-vendor-directory.md). You can modify `.gitignore` after composerization if you'd prefer not to follow this practice.
- Execute `composer update` to generate `composer.lock`, autoload files, and install all dependencies in the correct locations.

It will NOT add any contributed projects in `docroot/libraries` to `composer.json`. You must add those to your `composer.json` file manually. In addition to [packagist](https://packagist.org/) and Wpackagist.org packages, you may also use any package from [asset packagist](https://asset-packagist.org/), which makes NPM packages available to Composer.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer global require rvtraveller/composerize-wordpress

```

Usage:
------

[](#usage)

```
cd path/to/wordpress/project/repo
composer composerize-wordpress --composer-root=[repo-root] --core-root=[core-root]

```

The `[composer-root]` should be the root directory of your project, where `.git` is located.

The `[core-root]` should be the WordPress root, where `wp-load.php` is located.

Examples:

```
# WordPress is located in a `docroot` subdirectory.
composer composerize-wordpress --composer-root=. --core-root=./docroot

# WordPress is located in a `web` subdirectory.
composer composerize-wordpress --composer-root=. --core-root=./web

# WordPress is located in a `public_html` subdirectory (cPanel compatible).
composer composerize-wordpress --composer-root=. --core-root=./public_html

# WordPress is located in the repository root, not in a subdirectory.
composer composerize-wordpress --composer-root=. --core-root=.

```

Options
-------

[](#options)

- `--composer-root`: Specifies the root directory of your project where `composer.json` will be generated. This should be the root of your Git repository, where `.git` is located.
- `--core-root`: Specifies the WordPress root directory where `wp-load.php` is located.
- `--no-update`: Prevents `composer update` from being automatically run after `composer.json` is generated.
- `--no-gitignore`: Prevents modification of the root .gitignore file.
- `--exact-versions`: Will cause WordPress core and contributed projects (plugins, themes) to be be required with exact verions constraints in `composer.json`, rather than using the default caret operator. E.g., a `wordpress/core` would be required as `5.0` rather than `^5.0`. This prevents projects from being updated. It is not recommended as a long-term solution, but may help you convert to using Composer more easily by reducing the size of the change to your project.

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2330d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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