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ryanshoover/wp-version-control
==============================

Composer plugin to help keep WordPress package versions in sync.

1.0.2(6y ago)02MITPHP

Since Jul 26Pushed 6y agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/ryanshoover/wp-version-control)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ryanshoover/wp-version-control)[ Docs](https://github.com/ryanshoover/wp-version-control)[ RSS](/packages/ryanshoover-wp-version-control/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2mo ago

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WordPress Version Control
=========================

[](#wordpress-version-control)

This Composer plugin helps to keep the version of your WordPress packages in sync. It will update the version number in all the files that track the version.

- composer.json version field
- package.json version field
- Plugin primary file
- Theme style.css file
- Theme functions.php file
- Git tag

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

[](#installation)

### Recommended: Global installation

[](#recommended-global-installation)

Install the plugin globally so that you can use it on all your projects.

```
$ composer global require ryanshoover/wp-version-control

Changed current directory to /Users/ryan.hoover/.composer
./composer.json has been updated
Loading composer repositories with package information
Updating dependencies (including require-dev)
Package operations: 2 installs, 0 updates, 0 removals
  - Installing hassankhan/config
  - Installing ryanshoover/wp-version-control
Writing lock file
Generating autoload files
```

### Nuanced: Project-specific installation

[](#nuanced-project-specific-installation)

Add the plugin to your project's composer.json to enable it for all project collaborators.

```
$ composer require ryanshoover/wp-version-control

./composer.json has been updated
Loading composer repositories with package information
Updating dependencies (including require-dev)
Package operations: 2 installs, 0 updates, 0 removals
  - Installing hassankhan/config
  - Installing ryanshoover/wp-version-control
Writing lock file
Generating autoload files
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Once you've commited all changes to your master branch, run the release command from your local terminal. The command will update all your version files, commit those changes, create a new tag with the new version, and push the tag to your git origin remote.

Documentation

```
Usage:
  release [options] [--]

Arguments:
  segment                        Release level: major|minor|patch

Options:
    --message[=MESSAGE]          Git commit and tag message
```

Example

```
$ composer release major
Git commit and tag message: Creating first major release
📣 Updating version from 0.12.5 to 1.0.0

Processing composer.json

package.json not found

style.css not found

src/sass/style.scss not found

plugin.php not found

🎁 Releasing new git tag
```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

2480d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e0638f8b372ae85456c60a2d970dd4e27684a9f89bd445ee38914ee6f748ae48?d=identicon)[ryanshoover](/maintainers/ryanshoover)

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Top Contributors

[![ryanshoover](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1707424?v=4)](https://github.com/ryanshoover "ryanshoover (9 commits)")

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Tags

wordpressversion

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