Modern WordPress Engineering Projects in Productivity & Utilities

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  • 10up/ElasticPressMatched GitHub topic

    A fast and flexible search and query engine for WordPress.

  • 10up/safe-svgResearch selection

    Enable SVG uploads and sanitize them to stop XML/SVG vulnerabilities in your WordPress website.

  • 10up/wp-scaffoldResearch selection

    10up WordPress project scaffold.

  • airesvsg/acf-to-rest-apiMatched GitHub topic

    Exposes Advanced Custom Fields Endpoints in the WordPress REST API

  • ampproject/amp-wpMatched GitHub topic

    Enable AMP on your WordPress site, the WordPress way.

  • CMB2/CMB2Matched GitHub topic

    CMB2 is a developer's toolkit for building metaboxes, custom fields, and forms for WordPress that will blow your mind.

  • colbyfayock/next-wordpress-starterMatched GitHub topic

    📝 Bring WordPress to the static world with Next.js

  • corcel/corcelMatched GitHub topic

    Use WordPress backend with Laravel or any PHP application

  • digitoimistodude/air-lightMatched GitHub topic

    💨 WordPress starter theme – designed to be dependency-free, minimal, ultra-lightweight (< 20 kB) and easy for all kinds of WordPress projects. We prefer the ori…

  • EasyEngine/easyengineMatched GitHub topic

    Command-line control panel for Nginx Server to manage WordPress sites running on Nginx, PHP, MySQL, and Let's Encrypt

  • frontity/frontityMatched GitHub topic

    » Frontity – The React Framework for WordPress

  • gantry/gantry5Matched GitHub topic

    :rocket: Next Generation Template / Theme Framework

  • google/site-kit-wpMatched GitHub topic

    Site Kit is a one-stop solution for WordPress users to use everything Google has to offer to make them successful on the web.

  • humanmade/S3-UploadsMatched GitHub topic

    The WordPress Plugin to Store Uploads on Amazon S3

  • johnbillion/extended-cptsMatched GitHub topic

    A library which provides extended functionality to WordPress custom post types and taxonomies.

  • johnbillion/query-monitorMatched GitHub topic

    The developer tools panel for WordPress and WooCommerce

  • Licoy/wordpress-theme-puockMatched GitHub topic

    :art: 一款基于WordPress开发的高颜值的自适应主题,支持白天与黑夜模式/无刷新加载/第三方登录等众多功能 | A high-value adaptive theme based on WordPress, supports light and dark modes, no refresh loading,…

  • mashirozx/sakuraMatched GitHub topic

    A Wonderful WordPress Theme: 樱花庄的白猫博客主题

  • mirai-mamori/SakurairoMatched GitHub topic

    A WordPress theme that is built with AI-assisted reading features, colorful, user-friendly, well-rounded, and rich in functionalities. Support Chinese, English,…

  • olefredrik/FoundationPressMatched GitHub topic

    FoundationPress is a WordPress starter theme based on Foundation 6 by Zurb

  • owen0o0/WebStackMatched GitHub topic

    WordPress 版 WebStack 导航主题 https://nav.iowen.cn

  • pods-framework/podsMatched GitHub topic

    The Pods Framework is a Content Development Framework for WordPress – It lets you create and extend content types that can be used for any project. Add fields o…

  • postlight/headless-wp-starterMatched GitHub topic

    🔪 WordPress + React Starter Kit: Spin up a WordPress-powered React app in one step

  • presscustomizr/huemanMatched GitHub topic

    Hueman WordPress theme is one of the best rated theme for blogs and magazines on WordPress.org. Powers 70k+ websites around the world.

  • primocms/primoMatched GitHub topic

    Build client-editable sites with Claude, Codex, Cursor, or whatever comes next.

  • roots/bedrockMatched GitHub topic

    WordPress boilerplate with Composer and Git, easier configuration, and an improved folder structure

  • roots/sageMatched GitHub topic

    WordPress starter theme with Laravel Blade components and templates, Tailwind CSS, and block editor support

  • scribu/wp-posts-to-postsMatched GitHub topic

    Efficient many-to-many connections between posts, pages, custom post types, users.

  • seatonjiang/kratosMatched GitHub topic

    WordPress theme that focus on reading experience

  • siteorigin/siteorigin-panelsMatched GitHub topic

    SiteOrigin Page Builder is a powerful content creation interface, instantly recognizable, astonishingly different. SiteOrigin Page Builder makes it easy to crea…

  • solstice23/argon-themeMatched GitHub topic

    📖 Argon – 一个轻盈、简洁的 WordPress 主题

  • sybrew/the-seo-frameworkResearch selection

    The SEO Framework plugin for WordPress

  • themeum/kirkiMatched GitHub topic

    Extending the customizer

  • thr-consulting/thr-addonsResearch selection

    Monorepo for THR support packages.

  • timber/timberMatched GitHub topic

    Create WordPress themes with beautiful OOP code and the Twig Template Engine

  • Tokinx/WingMatched GitHub topic

    Simple, smooth, data-driven, responsive WordPress theme

  • versionpress/versionpressMatched GitHub topic

    Git-based version control for WordPress. Whoa!

  • welaika/wordmoveMatched GitHub topic

    Multi-stage command line deploy/mirroring and task runner for WordPress

  • WordOps/WordOpsMatched GitHub topic

    Install and manage a high performance WordPress stack with a few keystrokes

  • wp-graphql/wp-graphqlMatched GitHub topic

    :rocket: GraphQL API for WordPress

  • wpengine/faustjsMatched GitHub topic

    Faust.js™ – The Headless WordPress Toolkit

  • wpkernel/wpkernelResearch selection

    WP Kernel: a Rails-like Golden Path for modern WordPress (JS-first, REST bridge, blocks, bindings, interactivity).

  • wpmetabox/meta-boxMatched GitHub topic

    The best plugin for WordPress custom fields and custom meta boxes

  • wprig/wprigMatched GitHub topic

    A modern performance-focused theme development toolkit for WordPress.

  • Yoast/wordpress-seoMatched GitHub topic

    Yoast SEO for WordPress

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