# publiclab/plots2

a collaborative knowledge-exchange platform in Rails; we welcome first-time contributors! :balloon:

Repository: https://github.com/publiclab/plots2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/plots2
Homepage: https://publiclab.org
Language: Ruby
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ruby, wiki, rails, publiclab, environment, collaboration, first-timers, beginner-friendly, help-wanted, javascript, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2025-12-04T16:56:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 48/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 55, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4837, "days_push": 272, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1021, forks 1870 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.757243+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, search-engine, documentation, templating, email
- domain: web-development, cms, education, developer-tools, real-time
- platform: ruby, self-hosted
- tags: rails, wiki, community-platform, open-source-contribution, beginner-friendly, research-notes, q-and-a, environmental-science, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- publiclab/plots2 (main) score 48

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.757243+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 2026-08-30T07:08:51.827657+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/publiclab/plots2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.757243+00:00, sha 202fef1ec835)
  - homepage: https://publiclab.org (fetched 2026-08-29T13:09:07.210748+00:00, sha 7293e2bfb743)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.