# tailpress/tailpress

TailPress is a minimal boilerplate theme for WordPress using Tailwind CSS.

Repository: https://github.com/tailpress/tailpress
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tailpress
Homepage: https://tailpress.io
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: tailwindcss, wordpress-theme, wordpress-theme-boilerplate, tailwind
Last push: 2026-08-03T05:01:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2508, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 30, "gap_med": 28, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1452, forks 178 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:46.537826+00:00)

## What it is
TailPress is a minimal boilerplate WordPress theme built with Tailwind CSS, scaffolding themes with modern build tooling (Vite or Laravel Mix). It includes an installer CLI and GitHub Actions release workflow for packaging production theme ZIPs.

## Use cases
- start a new WordPress theme with Tailwind CSS
- scaffold a WordPress theme boilerplate
- set up Vite build tooling for a WordPress theme
- package a WordPress theme into a release zip
- rapidly prototype custom WordPress themes

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight starting point for a Tailwind-powered WordPress theme
- you prefer modern asset compilation with Vite or Laravel Mix
- you want automated release workflows for theme packaging

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured WordPress theme with prebuilt layouts and blocks
- you don't use Tailwind CSS
- you want a no-code theme builder rather than a development boilerplate

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, css-framework, templating, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, cms, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: php, self-hosted, cli
- tags: wordpress-theme, tailwindcss, boilerplate, vite, starter-template, boilerplate, web-server

## Member repositories
- tailpress/tailpress (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:46.537826+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 2026-08-30T08:32:59.229127+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://tailpress.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:45:13.890639+00:00, sha af7223e82fc1)
  - site_page: https://tailpress.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:45:13.893008+00:00, sha d59a4c9fb7bf)
  - site_page: https://tailpress.io/docs/5.0/release (fetched 2026-08-29T11:45:13.895196+00:00, sha 450e19942fb6)
  - site_page: https://tailpress.io/docs/5.0/settings (fetched 2026-08-29T11:45:13.897092+00:00, sha 971669ca6127)
  - site_page: https://tailpress.io/docs/5.0/meta-boxes (fetched 2026-08-29T11:45:13.898798+00:00, sha 31f28142267d)
  - site_page: https://tailpress.io/docs/5.0/vite (fetched 2026-08-29T11:45:13.900378+00:00, sha 05da8cfe297b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.