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zombie-flesh-eaters/mu-loader
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Composer 2 plugin that generates a WordPress MU-plugin autoloader file from configured folders.

v0.0.3(4mo ago)03MITPHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

Since Feb 19Pushed 4mo agoCompare

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mu-loader
=========

[](#mu-loader)

Composer 2 plugin for WordPress that generates a single MU-plugin loader file from one or more configured folders.

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require zombie-flesh-eaters/mu-loader
```

How it works
------------

[](#how-it-works)

On Composer autoload dump (`install`, `update`, or `dump-autoload`), this package:

1. Scans configured MU-plugin folders and includes:
    - top-level `.php` files in the MU root
    - one entry file per plugin directory (`/.php`)
2. Writes a generated loader file with `require_once` statements.

Default output file:

- `wp-content/mu-plugins/000-mu-loader.php`

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

[](#configuration)

Set config in your project `composer.json` under `extra.mu-loader`.

```
{
  "extra": {
    "mu-loader": {
      "paths": [
        "wp-content/mu-plugins",
        "web/app/mu-plugins"
      ],
      "output": "wp-content/mu-plugins/000-mu-loader.php",
      "exclude": [
        "wp-content/mu-plugins/some-file-to-skip.php"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Options

[](#options)

- `paths` (`string|array`, default: `["wp-content/mu-plugins"]`)
- `output` (`string`, default: first existing path + `/000-mu-loader.php`)
- `exclude` (`string|array`, default: `[]`) absolute or relative file paths to skip

Notes
-----

[](#notes)

- The output file is generated; manual edits are overwritten.
- Only existing directories in `paths` are scanned.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

Run the integration test:

```
composer run test:integration
```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance75

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity32

Early-stage or recently created project

 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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

134d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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