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zebardast-dev/helix-starter
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Helix WordPress Theme Starter

v1.0.3(1mo ago)10MITJavaScriptPHP ^8.1

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Helix Starter
=============

[](#helix-starter)

`zebardast-dev/helix-starter`

A production-ready starter theme built on HelixPress Framework.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.1+
- WordPress 6.0+
- Node.js & npm (for asset compilation)
- Composer

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

### 1) Install via Composer

[](#1-install-via-composer)

```
cd wp-content/themes
composer create-project zebardast-dev/helix-starter my-theme
cd my-theme
```

### 2) Setup environment

[](#2-setup-environment)

```
cp .env.example .env
```

### 3) Build assets

[](#3-build-assets)

```
# Production build
npm install && npm run build

# Dev mode with live reload
npm run dev
```

Activate the theme from WordPress admin.

Local Development (with framework symlink)
------------------------------------------

[](#local-development-with-framework-symlink)

To work on the framework and starter simultaneously, symlink the local framework:

```
composer config repositories.helix-framework \
  '{"type":"path","url":"../helix-framework","options":{"symlink":true}}'

git update-index --assume-unchanged composer.json

composer install
```

CLI
---

[](#cli)

```
php helix list
php helix cache:clear
php helix make:component Alert
php helix make:composer Home
php helix db:seed
```

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

[](#documentation)

Full documentation is currently being prepared.

Topics that will be covered:

- Getting Started
- Configuration
- Blade Templates
- Components
- View Composers
- Models & Queries
- Assets
- Custom Post Types
- CLI Commands
- Inspector
- WooCommerce

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

HelixPress was developed through a human-AI collaborative workflow.

- **Architecture & Product Direction:** Mostafa Zebardast
- **Idea & Research:** Mostafa Zebardast ([@zebardast-dev](https://github.com/zebardast-dev)), Amirhossein Zebardast ([@amirz-dev](https://github.com/amirz-dev))
- **Implementation & Coding:** Mostafa Zebardast & Claude (Anthropic)
- **Review & Refinement:** AI-assisted

*This project reflects human-led design decisions, with AI utilized as a development partner for drafting, research, and implementation.*

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance91

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

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

Every ~5 days

Total

4

Last Release

34d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/66271578?v=4)[Mostafa Zebardast](/maintainers/zebardast-dev)[@zebardast-dev](https://github.com/zebardast-dev)

---

Top Contributors

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