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soberwp/unravel
===============

WordPress plugin to separate concerns for plugins Models and Advanced Custom Fields.

1.0.0(9y ago)245.2k2[1 issues](https://github.com/soberwp/unravel/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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Unravel
=======

[](#unravel)

**Please note that this package is deprecated and no longer supported in order to focus on more popular packages.**

WordPress plugin to separate concerns for [Models](https://github.com/soberwp/models) and [Advanced Custom Fields](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/) from your theme.

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

[](#installation)

#### Composer:

[](#composer)

Recommended method; [Roots Bedrock](https://roots.io/bedrock/) and [WP-CLI](http://wp-cli.org/)

```
$ composer require soberwp/unravel
$ wp plugin activate unravel
```

#### Manual:

[](#manual)

- Download the [zip file](https://github.com/soberwp/unravel/archive/master.zip)
- Unzip to your sites plugin folder
- Activate via WordPress

#### Requirements:

[](#requirements)

- [PHP](http://php.net/manual/en/install.php) >= 5.6.x

Usage:
------

[](#usage)

Move your data/model config files out of your theme folder for better separation of concerns.

**Unravel performs the following tasks;**

- Moves folders `model-config/` and `acf-json/` within your theme to `wp-content/models/` (or `web/app/models/` for Bedrock).
- Updates and overrides save/load filter paths for each plugin.

**Deactivation;**

- Data/model config files are moved back to their default locations within your theme.

Updates
-------

[](#updates)

#### Composer:

[](#composer-1)

- Change the composer.json version to ^1.0.0\*\*
- Check [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for any breaking changes before updating.

```
$ composer update
```

#### WordPress:

[](#wordpress)

Includes support for [github-updater](https://github.com/afragen/github-updater) to keep track on updates through the WordPress backend.

- Download [github-updater](https://github.com/afragen/github-updater)
- Clone [github-updater](https://github.com/afragen/github-updater) to your sites plugins/ folder
- Activate via WordPress

Other
-----

[](#other)

- For updates follow [@withjacoby](https://twitter.com/withjacoby)
- You can also [hire me](mailto:darren@jacoby.co.za) for WordPress or frontend work

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 69% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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

3397d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15921694?v=4)[Darren Jacoby](/maintainers/darrenjacoby)[@darrenjacoby](https://github.com/darrenjacoby)

---

Top Contributors

[![darrenjacoby](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15921694?v=4)](https://github.com/darrenjacoby "darrenjacoby (1 commits)")

---

Tags

advanced-custom-fieldsmodelsphpwordpresswordpress-pluginwordpress

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