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sunlight-cms/skeleton
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SunLight CMS project template

v1.1.2(1y ago)062MITPHP >=7.1

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SunLight CMS skeleton
=====================

[](#sunlight-cms-skeleton)

This is a SunLight CMS template project.

Contents

- [Creating a new project](#creating-a-new-project)
- [SunLight console](#sunlight-console)
- [Default .gitignore](#default-gitignore)
- [Updating SunLight CMS](#updating-sunlight-cms)
    - [Applying patches](#applying-patches)
    - [Redownloading CMS files](#redownloading-cms-files)

[Creating a new project](#id1)
------------------------------

[](#creating-a-new-project)

You can create a new project using the Composer's [create-project](https://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#create-project) command:

```
composer create-project sunlight-cms/skeleton my-website
```

This will create a "my-website" directory with all of the required files inside.

[SunLight console](#id2)
------------------------

[](#sunlight-console)

This project contains preconfigured [sunlight-cms/console](https://github.com/sunlight-cms/console)which is used to maintain the CMS files.

- CMS files are downloaded automatically after you run `composer install` or `composer update`
- the console reads configuration from your project's *composer.json*
- see [sunlight-cms/console documentation](https://github.com/sunlight-cms/console#configuration)for a list of all available commands and options

[Default .gitignore](#id3)
--------------------------

[](#default-gitignore)

There is a default *.gitignore* file that ignores most of the CMS files.

The idea is to commit only your templates and/or plugins and rely on the [console](https://github.com/sunlight-cms/console) to maintain the CMS files.

[Updating SunLight CMS](#id4)
-----------------------------

[](#updating-sunlight-cms)

When a new project is created, the latest 8.x version of SunLight CMS is downloaded. That version is then set into [cms.version](https://github.com/sunlight-cms/console#version).

### [Applying patches](#id5)

[](#applying-patches)

If you wish to upgrade to a newer version, you can apply [patches](https://sunlight-cms.cz/resource/8.x/update)using the `bin/console cms.patch` command. This will also update [cms.version](https://github.com/sunlight-cms/console#version) in *composer.json*.

### [Redownloading CMS files](#id6)

[](#redownloading-cms-files)

If you just want to overwrite the CMS files with a different version, you can edit [cms.version](https://github.com/sunlight-cms/console#version)manually and then run `bin/console cms.download --overwrite`. Note that doing this will not patch your database or perform any other updates.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance48

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

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

Every ~147 days

Total

5

Last Release

384d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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