# markjaquith/WordPress-Skeleton

Basic layout of a WordPress Git repository. I use this as a base when creating a new repo.

Repository: https://github.com/markjaquith/WordPress-Skeleton
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wordpress-skeleton
Language: PHP
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-23T04:00:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5212, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1856, forks 575 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:44.964758+00:00)

## What it is
A Git repository skeleton for WordPress sites, with WordPress itself as a submodule and a clean content directory layout. It provides conventions for separating Git-managed code from writable/uploaded files via symlinks.

## Use cases
- start a new WordPress site repo with a clean Git layout
- manage WordPress core as a Git submodule
- separate uploaded files from version-controlled code
- set up different local and production database configs
- deploy WordPress with symlinked shared directories
- use memcached as a WordPress object cache backend

## When to choose
- you want a battle-tested WordPress Git repo structure with WordPress as a submodule
- you deploy WordPress sites and need clean separation of code and uploads
- you want a minimal, opinionated starting point you can fork and customize

## When to avoid
- you prefer managing WordPress with Composer or Bedrock-style tooling
- you want a full deployment pipeline or hosting solution rather than just a repo layout
- you need an actively maintained project with community support and a license

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, version-control, deployment, configuration-management
- domain: web-development, cms, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: php, cli, self-hosted
- tags: wordpress, git-submodules, skeleton-repo, project-template, deployment-layout, boilerplate

## Member repositories
- markjaquith/WordPress-Skeleton (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.964758+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 2026-08-30T08:32:16.660476+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/markjaquith/WordPress-Skeleton (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.964758+00:00, sha 3e10a1583a34)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.