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wp-forge/wp-site
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Create a new WordPress site via Composer.

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WordPress Site
==============

[](#wordpress-site)

Easily create a new Composer-based WordPress site.

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

[](#requirements)

- [Git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
- [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md)

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

[](#installation)

Run this command in the terminal:

```
composer --remove-vcs create-project wp-forge/wp-site

```

Optionally append a directory name to the end of the command to customize the folder name that your project will be installed into.

The installation process will check your environment for the required PHP version and PHP extensions. If this presents a problem and you want to force install anyway, just add the `--ignore-platform-reqs` flag to the command.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### With Laravel Valet

[](#with-laravel-valet)

- Install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)
- Install [Laravel Valet](https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/valet#installation)
- Install MySQL using Homebrew: `brew install mysql`
- Start MySQL using Homebrew: `brew services start mysql`
- Set password to be `root` for the root user: `$(brew --prefix mysql)/bin/mysqladmin -u root password root`
- Run `composer create-project wp-forge/wp-site local`
- Run `valet link local` (unless you've already run `valet park` and are in your Valet root directory)
- Run `valet secure local`
- Run `cd local`
- Run `composer run wp db create` - You may need to rename the database in your `.env` file first if you don't want your database to be named `local`.
- Visit `https://local.test` (unless you set a different top level domain) in the browser to finish the WordPress installation.

If you want your site's domain to be something different, just replace all instances of the word `local` above with your desired name.

### With Local

[](#with-local)

- Install [Local](https://localwp.com/)
- Create a new WordPress site using the UI
- Navigate to the site's `app` directory in the terminal.
- Run `rm -rf public` to delete the `public` directory.
- Run `composer create-project wp-forge/wp-site public`
- Click the link in Local to visit the site in the browser.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Open up the `.env` file to edit database credentials or other WordPress constants.

Reminders
---------

[](#reminders)

Don't forget to:

- Update the project's meta data in the composer.json file.
- Customize the readme.md file for your project.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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

2221d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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