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wplib/wplib
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A PHP Library that Adds Modules and Applications to WordPress

0.14.6(7y ago)1291.3k12[32 issues](https://github.com/wplib/wplib/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/wplib/wplib/pulls)2GPL-2.0+PHPPHP >=5.6.0CI failing

Since Jun 10Pushed 3mo ago22 watchersCompare

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WPLib
=====

[](#wplib)

**A PHP Library plus Conventions for Building Complex Custom WordPress Apps**

WPLib was designed for use by teams who build custom sites and need professional workflow. The library is a **thin layer** that provides a simple **Module System** and a lightweight **Model+View architecture**.

WPLib is for those professionals who want their custom-developed WordPress sites to be both robust and easy to manage and maintain as site complexity grows.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

You will find documentation in its current state on the [**wiki**](https://github.com/wplib/wplib/wiki).

###  Health Score

44

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FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance48

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community26

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 85.7% 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 ~20 days

Recently: every ~66 days

Total

62

Last Release

2750d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.8.0PHP >=5.4.0

0.14.5PHP >=5.6.0

### Community

Maintainers

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