publiclab/plots2
a collaborative knowledge-exchange platform in Rails; we welcome first-time contributors! :balloon: observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
48/100
- Activity 55
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4837
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 272
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1021 stars · 1870 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
plots2 is the Ruby on Rails content management system powering PublicLab.org, combining a research blog, wiki, Q&A portal, and tagging-based community organization. It is a long-running open-source project that actively welcomes first-time contributors through programs like GSoC and Outreachy.
Use cases
- run a community knowledge-exchange website
- host a collaborative wiki with revision tracking
- build a Q&A portal for peer problem solving
- self-host a research blog with tagging and topic groups
- find a beginner-friendly open source Rails project to contribute to
When to choose
- you need a self-hosted community platform combining wiki, blog, and Q&A features
- you want a real-world Rails codebase for learning or first-time open source contribution
- your community needs topic tagging and email subscription workflows
When to avoid
- you need a lightweight static site or headless CMS
- you are not comfortable maintaining a legacy Rails/Drupal hybrid data model
- you need a modern JavaScript SPA stack
Facets
application · maturity active
web-framework search-engine documentation templating email web-development cms education developer-tools real-time ruby self-hosted rails wiki community-platform open-source-contribution beginner-friendly research-notes q-and-a environmental-science web-server docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/publiclab/plots2 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 202fef1ec835
- homepage: https://publiclab.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7293e2bfb743
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| publiclab/plots2 | main | 48 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="publiclab/plots2")
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