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versionpress/pedestal
=====================

A Composer-based WordPress stack. For testing purpose only. Inspired by Bedrock.

6501PHP

Since May 23Pushed 10y ago6 watchersCompare

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Pedestal
========

[](#pedestal)

[![pedestal](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/703215/15011803/1a3d7ad6-11f4-11e6-84d8-8e4f334d9981.png)](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/703215/15011803/1a3d7ad6-11f4-11e6-84d8-8e4f334d9981.png)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 5.6
- Composer

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

[](#installation)

1. Create new project - `composer create-project versionpress/pedestal`.
2. Update `web/wp-config.php` to match your DB / project settings.
3. Add theme(s) in `web/app/themes` as you would for a normal WordPress site.
4. Run `wp core install` with parameters for your new site.
5. Access WP admin at `http://example.com/wp/wp-admin`.

###  Health Score

23

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LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c430d3357f43e1fc4d4bd4b58135817a3b68e5b70d564365da869201421b6fff?d=identicon)[JanVoracek](/maintainers/JanVoracek)

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Top Contributors

[![JanVoracek](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/703215?v=4)](https://github.com/JanVoracek "JanVoracek (6 commits)")

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