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sabindice/com\_startcomponent-cli
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A CLI script for easy converting Joomla 3 to Joomla 4 components (frontend)

v1.0.0(3y ago)04MITPHPPHP >=8.0.0

Since Dec 21Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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Joomla 4 CLI component convertor
================================

[](#joomla-4-cli-component-convertor)

This is a CLI in PHP that will convert a Joomla 3 component to Joomla 4

Run Locally
-----------

[](#run-locally)

Clone the project or download the latest version

```
  git clone https://github.com/sabindice/joomla4-startComponentCLI
```

Go to the project directory find copyFile.php and replace this lines:

```
    $companyNameSpace = 'StartCompany';
    $componentName    = 'componentName'; //like content/contact/users
    $sourcePath       = '/Users/USER/DEVELOPER/project/components/';
```

After you replace them you run

```
  php copyFile.php
```

and wait for the script to finish.

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 21% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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

1290d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e025c8577604d1be51f2e50388a18f56ebb9fe0170bf3358f2b20aee62051861?d=identicon)[Sabin Bunea](/maintainers/Sabin%20Bunea)

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Top Contributors

[![sabindice](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9309044?v=4)](https://github.com/sabindice "sabindice (6 commits)")

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Tags

joomlajoomla4joomla3coverting

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