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waterhole/core
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Waterhole core

v0.6.2(3mo ago)2194.5k↑250%37[7 issues](https://github.com/waterholeforum/core/issues)4proprietaryPHPCI passing

Since May 23Pushed 2mo ago9 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (23)Versions (27)Used By (4)

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About Waterhole
---------------

[](#about-waterhole)

Waterhole is the Laravel-powered community platform giving life to vibrant online communities.

> **Note:** This repository contains the code for the core Waterhole package. To start your own community project with Waterhole, visit the [Waterhole skeleton repository](https://github.com/waterholeforum/waterhole).

Learning Waterhole
------------------

[](#learning-waterhole)

Waterhole has extensive [documentation](https://waterhole.dev/docs) and a powerful extension API, making it easy to get started building a completely custom community. Feel free to open issues for anything you find confusing or incomplete.

Support
-------

[](#support)

We provide official developer support with [paid licenses](https://waterhole.dev/pricing). Community support is available in our [Community](https://waterhole.dev/community).

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Thank you for considering contributing to Waterhole! Please review the [contribution guide](https://waterhole.dev/docs/contributing) before you open issues or send pull requests.

Code of Conduct
---------------

[](#code-of-conduct)

In order to ensure that the Waterhole community is welcoming to all, please review and abide by the [Code of Conduct](https://waterhole.dev/docs/code-of-conduct).

Important Links
---------------

[](#important-links)

- [Waterhole Website](https://waterhole.dev)
- [Waterhole Documentation](https://waterhole.dev/docs)
- [Waterhole Community](https://waterhole.dev/community)
- [Waterhole Skeleton Repo](https://github.com/waterholeforum/waterhole)

###  Health Score

51

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FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity41

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community30

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 97.6% 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 ~41 days

Recently: every ~17 days

Total

26

Last Release

52d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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