# hlashbrooke/WordPress-Plugin-Template

A robust code template for creating a standards-compliant WordPress plugin.

Repository: https://github.com/hlashbrooke/WordPress-Plugin-Template
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wordpress-plugin-template
Homepage: https://hughlashbrooke.com/
Language: PHP
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-07-19T12:04:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4944, "days_push": 1141, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1046, forks 316 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:21.713784+00:00)

## What it is
A GPL-licensed code template for scaffolding standards-compliant WordPress plugins, including a shell script to rename and clone the boilerplate into a new plugin. The repository has been archived and is read-only.

## Use cases
- scaffold a new wordpress plugin
- boilerplate for wordpress plugin development
- standards-compliant plugin starting point
- rename template files into a new plugin automatically
- register custom post types in a plugin

## When to choose
- you want a well-structured starting point for a new WordPress plugin
- you prefer copying and adapting a proven plugin structure

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained template with current WordPress best practices
- you want a plugin with ready-made features rather than a skeleton
- your stack is not WordPress/PHP

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: boilerplate, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, cms, developer-tools
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: wordpress, plugin-template, scaffolding, php, archived, boilerplate

## Member repositories
- hlashbrooke/WordPress-Plugin-Template (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.713784+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 2026-08-30T08:33:38.475443+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hlashbrooke/WordPress-Plugin-Template (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.713784+00:00, sha bedfc0595c7d)
  - homepage: https://hughlashbrooke.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:35.583413+00:00, sha a1013b804ece)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.