# vinkla/wordplate

A boilerplate for WordPress, built with Composer and designed with sensible defaults.

Repository: https://github.com/vinkla/wordplate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wordplate
Language: PHP
License Family: other
Topics: wordplate, php, wordpress, boilerplate, composer, wordpress-packagist, vite
Last push: 2026-08-25T07:30:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4716, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 61, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- 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 2173, forks 154 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:21.942154+00:00)

## What it is
WordPlate is a Composer-based boilerplate for WordPress with sensible defaults, environment files, and WP Packages plugin management. It bundles Vite.js, Tailwind CSS, must-use plugins, and debugging helpers for modern WordPress development.

## Use cases
- set up a WordPress project with Composer
- manage WordPress plugins and themes via Composer
- use Vite and Tailwind CSS with WordPress
- store WordPress database credentials in an env file
- create a cleaner WordPress admin for clients
- scaffold a modern WordPress site from the command line

## When to choose
- starting a new WordPress project with modern tooling
- you want Composer-managed WordPress core and plugins
- you prefer Laravel-style environment configuration
- you need Vite and Tailwind preconfigured for WordPress

## When to avoid
- maintaining an existing legacy WordPress site without Composer
- you need a headless or decoupled WordPress setup
- you want a fully managed hosting solution
- you need a non-PHP CMS

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, build-tool, package-manager
- domain: web-development, cms, developer-tools
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: wordpress, composer, boilerplate, vite, tailwind-css, env-configuration, boilerplate, web-server

## Member repositories
- vinkla/wordplate (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:21.942154+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 2026-08-30T08:31:58.345648+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vinkla/wordplate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:21.942154+00:00, sha e271b4fa9d95)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.