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svandragt/cuttlefish
====================

Hackable web framework.

0.6(5y ago)8252[5 issues](https://github.com/svandragt/cuttlefish/issues)MITPHPPHP >=7.4CI passing

Since Aug 3Pushed 3mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Cuttlefish
==========

[](#cuttlefish)

Cuttlefish simplifies creating and deploying PHP websites.

*It should be considered work in progress.*

Philosophy
----------

[](#philosophy)

- Short learning curve, basic PHP and markdown knowledge is required.
- Accommodating defaults.
- Adaptable to your needs.

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

[](#installation)

[Installation, configuration, and content management](https://github.com/svandragt/cuttlefish/wiki)instructions are found on the wiki.

Cuttlefish apps
===============

[](#cuttlefish-apps)

- [Blog application](https://github.com/svandragt/cuttlefish-blog)

[Contributions are welcomed](https://github.com/svandragt/cuttlefish/issues).

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance42

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.2% 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 ~148 days

Recently: every ~85 days

Total

8

Last Release

1852d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a42fc2280fbcf46560c203bb7a0dc56a26ab8cf99f574b6aeb3f2cb95eaa3862?d=identicon)[svandragt](/maintainers/svandragt)

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Top Contributors

[![svandragt](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/594871?v=4)](https://github.com/svandragt "svandragt (426 commits)")[![bazwtf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6352025?v=4)](https://github.com/bazwtf "bazwtf (3 commits)")[![dependabot-preview[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/2141?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot-preview[bot] "dependabot-preview[bot] (3 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (2 commits)")

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Tags

cmscuttlefishframeworkhacktoberfestphp

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