# yii-starter-kit/yii2-starter-kit

Yii2 Starter Kit

Repository: https://github.com/yii-starter-kit/yii2-starter-kit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/yii2-starter-kit
Homepage: http://yii2-starter-kit.terentev.net
Language: PHP
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: yii2, cms, starter-kit, starter-template, php, docker, bootstrap4, adminlte3, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-03-09T17:11:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 55/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 71, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4439, "days_push": 177, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- 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 1396, forks 619 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:36.611758+00:00)

## What it is
A full-featured Yii2 application template designed to bootstrap advanced PHP websites quickly. It ships with a ready-made admin backend based on AdminLTE 3, CMS components for articles, pages and menus, RBAC user management, and a Docker-based development environment.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a new Yii2 web application
- ready-made admin panel with RBAC for PHP
- yii2 cms starter template
- kickstart a PHP project with a Docker dev environment
- manage articles, static pages and menus in a PHP site
- admin dashboard with logs viewer and system monitoring

## When to choose
- You are starting a new site or web app on Yii2 and want admin backend, RBAC, file manager and CMS features out of the box
- You want a preconfigured Docker-based workflow so new PHP projects start consistently
- You need a proven template with a live demo and documented components instead of assembling a stack yourself

## When to avoid
- Your project uses a framework other than Yii2 or a language other than PHP
- You want a minimal micro-framework or bare skeleton rather than an opinionated full application
- You need a headless/API-only backend with no admin UI, since the kit is oriented toward full sites with a backend dashboard

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: boilerplate, authorization, logging, monitoring, file-upload
- domain: web-development, backend, cms, self-hosted
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: yii2, starter-template, admin-panel, adminlte, bootstrap4, rbac, content-management, docker-compose, application-template, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- yii-starter-kit/yii2-starter-kit (main) score 55

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:36.611758+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 2026-08-30T04:39:21.153801+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yii-starter-kit/yii2-starter-kit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:36.611758+00:00, sha 98806a0a837f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.