# TrestleAdmin/trestle

A modern, responsive admin framework for Ruby on Rails

Repository: https://github.com/TrestleAdmin/trestle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/trestle
Homepage: https://trestle.io
Language: Ruby
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ruby, rails, admin-dashboard
Last push: 2025-09-25T12:30:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 42/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 43, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3643, "days_push": 342, "days_rel": 705, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1992, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:03.176110+00:00)

## What it is
Trestle is a modern, responsive admin framework for Ruby on Rails that lets developers build back-office admin interfaces via a Ruby DSL. It provides customizable CRUD resources, forms, tables, navigation, and a plugin ecosystem including authentication and search.

## Use cases
- build an admin dashboard for a Rails app
- generate CRUD admin panels from ActiveRecord models
- create a back-office CMS for managing content
- add authenticated admin area to Rails application
- customize admin UI with company branding
- replace ActiveAdmin with a simpler admin framework

## When to choose
- you have a Rails app and need an admin backend quickly
- you want a DSL-driven, customizable admin with Bootstrap UI
- you need plugin support for admin auth and search

## When to avoid
- your project is not Ruby on Rails
- you need a headless admin API rather than server-rendered UI
- you require a framework with a permissive license (LGPL-3.0)

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, ui-components, form-handling, auth, search-engine, templating
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, cms
- platform: ruby
- tags: ruby-on-rails, admin-dashboard, admin-framework, crud-admin, bootstrap, dsl, activeadmin-alternative, web-server

## Member repositories
- TrestleAdmin/trestle (main) score 42

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.176110+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 2026-08-30T03:02:37.570742+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TrestleAdmin/trestle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.176110+00:00, sha 2e3d4202bcfe)
  - homepage: https://trestle.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:29.569709+00:00, sha f0f2f150624d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.