# StartBootstrap/startbootstrap-sb-admin

A free, open source, Bootstrap admin theme created by Start Bootstrap

Repository: https://github.com/StartBootstrap/startbootstrap-sb-admin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/startbootstrap-sb-admin
Homepage: https://startbootstrap.com/template/sb-admin/
Language: Pug
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: bootstrap, html, bootstrap4, bootstrap-4, bootstrap-theme, bootstrap-template, open-source, free, theme, css, sb-admin, bootstrap5, bootstrap-5, bootstrap5-template, bootstrap-5-template, admin, dashboard, admin-template, dashboard-template
Last push: 2024-08-06T01:32:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4331, "days_push": 758, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3303, forks 2004 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:55.755190+00:00)

## What it is
SB Admin is a free, open source Bootstrap admin dashboard template created by Start Bootstrap, distributed as HTML/CSS/JS with a Pug and SCSS build pipeline. It provides a ready-made admin panel layout with sidebar navigation, charts, and tables that developers can customize.

## Use cases
- build an admin dashboard with bootstrap
- free bootstrap admin template
- dashboard template for a web app backend
- admin panel ui with sidebar and charts
- bootstrap 5 admin theme to customize
- starting point for a cms admin interface

## When to choose
- you want a free MIT-licensed Bootstrap admin layout to customize
- you need a quick starting point for an internal dashboard or admin panel
- you prefer plain HTML/CSS/JS without a JavaScript framework

## When to avoid
- you need a full admin application with backend logic or authentication built in
- you want a React/Vue/Angular component library rather than static HTML templates
- you need a design system beyond a single dashboard layout

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, css-framework, templating
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: bootstrap-theme, admin-dashboard, admin-template, dashboard-template, pug, scss, startbootstrap, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- StartBootstrap/startbootstrap-sb-admin (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.755190+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 2026-08-29T18:42:55.984170+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/StartBootstrap/startbootstrap-sb-admin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.755190+00:00, sha fc62f38a8473)
  - homepage: https://startbootstrap.com/template/sb-admin/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:17.485611+00:00, sha 8e542f61aa2a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.