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1. WordPress-Coding-Standards

   1 14 2,751 9.0 PHP

   PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) to enforce WordPress coding conventions

   

   Project mention: WordPress Coding Standards for PHP_CodeSniffer | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-08-05

2. SaaSHub

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3. plugin-update-checker

   2 6 2,540 5.6 PHP

   A custom update checker for WordPress plugins. Useful if you don't want to host your project in the official WP repository, but would still like it to support automatic updates. Despite the name, it also works with themes.

   

4. advanced-custom-fields-pro

   3 4 1,348 5.8 PHP

   Advanced Custom Fields Pro, Git-ified. Automatically synced via GitHub Actions! This repository is just a mirror of the Advanced Custom Fields Pro plugin. Please do not send pull requests and issues.

   

5. air-light

   4 13 1,151 9.4 PHP

   💨 WordPress starter theme - designed to be dependency-free, minimal, ultra-lightweight (< 20 kB) and easy for all kinds of WordPress projects. We prefer the original WordPress way of doing things - no strange templating languages or frameworks here.

   

6. action-scheduler

   5 9 713 5.0 PHP

   A scalable, traceable job queue for background processing large queues of tasks in WordPress. Specifically designed for distribution in WordPress plugins (and themes) - no server access required.

   

7. intervention

   6 1 642 1.9 PHP

   WordPress plugin to configure wp-admin and application state using a single config file.

   

8. co-cart

   7 1 405 9.1 PHP

   A developer-first REST API to decouple WooCommerce on the frontend. Fast, secure, customizable, easy.

   

9. WPBones

   8 4 169 5.4 PHP

   WordPress framework for Laravel developers

   

   Project mention: WPBones v2 — The Webpack Release | dev.to | 2026-04-20

   wpbones.com got a full refresh for v2:

10. InstantWP

    9 2 108 0.0 PHP

    InstantWP is a complete standalone, portable WordPress development environment.

    

11. wp-phpunit

    10 1 80 1.9 PHP

    WordPress core PHPUnit library. [READ ONLY] Versions for new WordPress releases are built daily.

    

12. wp-project-skeleton

    11 3 53 9.0 PHP

    A skeleton WordPress project to be used as a base for new WordPress projects.

    

13. query-monitor-twig-profile

    12 2 32 0.0 PHP

    Displays Twig profiler output in Query Monitor

    

14. wp-options-page

    13 2 26 4.0 PHP

    The easiest way to build :gear: settings pages for your WordPress plugins and themes.

    

15. touchstone

    14 4 19 2.9 PHP

    A tool for making the writing of tests in WordPress plugins and themes easier.

    

16. wp-plugin-base

    15 2 14 3.2 PHP

    Powerful opinated boilerplate for WordPress plugins :electric_plug:

    

17. tutorials

    16 15 13 6.1 PHP

    For tutorials on our blog (by wpmetabox)

    

18. wp-hook-expose

    17 1 12 5.6 PHP

    🔌 A lightweight plugin to create webhooks in WordPress.

    

19. base-wp-theme

    18 2 11 4.1 PHP

    Base WP Theme is a starter WordPress theme to use as a base to build WordPress themes from scratch.

    

    Project mention: Using GitHub Copilot to Manage Issues (and Save Time) | dev.to | 2025-07-31

    url: https://github.com/sarahcssiqueira/base-wp-theme/issues/11 state: "open" draft: false title: "Add Full Site Editing (FSE) and Block Theme Support" number: 11 author: sarahcssiqueira created_at: "2025-07-26T19:36:28Z" closed_at: null labels: name: "enhancement" ```

20. wp-plugin-update-server

    19 2 8 6.6 PHP

    A WordPress solution to manage your own, personal plugin marketplace, integrated with GitHub.

    

    Project mention: How the WPPF Update Helper Connects Private Plugins to Native WordPress Updates | dev.to | 2026-03-24

    Update Server: https://github.com/kyle-niemiec/wp-plugin-update-server

21. wordpress-discord-post-integration

    20 2 6 6.0 PHP

    Post integration between WordPress and Discord platforms

    

22. perseo-feedback-system

    21 1 4 6.1 PHP

    The Perseo Feedback System is an open-source plugin for WordPress sites. It adds a feedback prompt to your pages, asking users a question of your choice with two simple buttons. You can set the options within the "Perseo Feedback" settings menu that appears after plugin activation.

    

23. estar

    22 4 3 1.3 PHP

    A lightweight and highly customizable WordPress theme.

    

24. kleiderordnung-berlin

    23 2 3 5.6 PHP

    Kleiderordnung.Berlin is a portfolio website for sustainable stylist Tina Steinke in Berlin. Her website was developed by Ingo Steinke.

    

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