# gantry/gantry5

:rocket: Next Generation Template / Theme Framework

Repository: https://github.com/gantry/gantry5
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gantry5
Homepage: http://gantry.org
Language: PHP
License Family: other
Topics: gantry, php, framework, wordpress, joomla, grav, themes
Last push: 2026-08-25T10:40:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4177, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 35, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1063, forks 203 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:26.393414+00:00)

## What it is
Gantry 5 is a PHP-based theme/template framework for building CMS themes for Joomla, WordPress, and Grav. It provides a visual drag-and-drop layout manager, menu editor, and Ajax admin for rapid theme development.

## Use cases
- build a joomla theme with drag and drop layouts
- create wordpress themes with a visual layout manager
- develop grav themes quickly
- add megamenu support to a cms theme
- customize theme layouts without coding

## When to choose
- you build themes for Joomla, WordPress, or Grav and want a reusable framework
- end users need to customize layouts visually without touching code

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose PHP web framework for applications
- you target PHP 8.4+ or platforms outside Joomla/WordPress/Grav

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: templating, ui-components, web-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, cms
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: theme-framework, joomla, wordpress, grav, layout-manager, mega-menu, web-server

## Member repositories
- gantry/gantry5 (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.393414+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:56:39.068101+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gantry/gantry5 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.393414+00:00, sha d79caff65991)
  - homepage: http://gantry.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:02.577058+00:00, sha bfc0785c2ce8)
  - site_page: http://docs.gantry.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:02.586084+00:00, sha 988b1190ff0c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.