# reduxframework/redux-framework

Redux is a simple, truly extensible options framework for WordPress themes and plugins!

Repository: https://github.com/reduxframework/redux-framework
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/redux-framework
Homepage: http://redux.io
Language: PHP
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: redux-framework, wordpress-plugin, php, wordpress-theme, converter, options, option-framework, metaboxes, user-meta, wordpress-admin, demo, slack
Last push: 2026-08-16T00:18:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4747, "days_push": 18, "days_rel": 72, "gap_med": 43, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- 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 1779, forks 574 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:35.318000+00:00)

## What it is
Redux Framework is an extensible options and interface framework for WordPress themes and plugins, providing admin panels, metaboxes, customizer integration, and dynamic CSS generation through a single API. It offers 49+ field types and extensions for typography, color schemes, social profiles, and more.

## Use cases
- build an admin options panel for a WordPress theme
- add metaboxes to custom post types
- generate dynamic CSS from theme settings
- create a settings page for a WordPress plugin
- add user profile and taxonomy metaboxes
- let clients customize typography and colors without code

## When to choose
- developing WordPress themes or plugins that need a robust settings/options UI
- you want a single API covering options, metaboxes, and the customizer
- you need many prebuilt, battle-tested field types

## When to avoid
- building non-WordPress PHP applications
- you prefer headless or block-only WordPress development with minimal admin UI
- you cannot manage the dependency via Composer (embedded copies are no longer supported)

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, form-handling, templating, configuration-management, css-framework
- domain: web-development, cms, developer-tools
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: wordpress, options-framework, admin-panel, metaboxes, customizer, theme-development, plugin-development, settings-api, web-server

## Member repositories
- reduxframework/redux-framework (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.318000+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 2026-08-30T03:25:08.059909+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/reduxframework/redux-framework (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.318000+00:00, sha c64257c5be50)
  - homepage: http://redux.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:22.828735+00:00, sha ec2bc1e76d61)
  - site_page: https://docs.redux.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:22.838073+00:00, sha 9c396063ca54)
  - site_page: https://redux.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:22.839796+00:00, sha 264b944c90a7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.