roots.io

roots.io

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Updated: 2026-04-11(1d ago)GitHub API fallback30 repositories

Portfolio Shape

52%

of the visible star count comes from this organization's top three repositories.

Average Repository Size

33

stars per repository in this same snapshot.

Current Mix

PHP

is the most common language here, with 21 repositories updated in the last 90 days.

Why this rank

This organization stands out because its public portfolio is relatively balanced across 30 repositories.

Balanced portfolio across 30 reposTop 3 share 52%

Organization pages work best when you separate portfolio breadth from flagship concentration. In roots.io's case, the visible top three repositories account for about 52% of total stars in this snapshot, which helps explain whether the organization is known for one breakout project or for a broader repeatable portfolio.

The dominant language mix here is PHP (13), Unknown (5), JavaScript (3). That makes this page useful not just for popularity checks, but also for seeing what technical shape an organization's public ecosystem actually has.

Source: GitHub API fallback. This is the same cache-first snapshot used by the organization ranking list, so the summary view and the detail view should stay aligned.

Top Repositories

#RepositoryLanguage⭐ Stars
1roots/bud

Build tool that wraps webpack complexity behind an elegant, minimal API

TypeScript349
2roots/wp-packages

Manage your WordPress plugins and themes with Composer

Go111
3roots/acorn-prettify

Acorn Prettify contains a collection of modules to apply theme-agnostic front-end modifications to your Acorn-powered WordPress sites.

PHP57
4roots/vite-plugin

A Vite plugin for working with WordPress

TypeScript55
5roots/palette-webpack-plugin

Generate a JSON file containing your color palette from existing Sass maps and/or Tailwind.

JavaScript44
6roots/allow-svg

A WordPress plugin that enables SVG uploads with validation to block malicious files.

PHP40
7roots/bedrock-docker

https://roots.io/bedrock/

Dockerfile38
8roots/post-content-to-markdown

A WordPress plugin that serves post content as Markdown via Accept headers or query parameters.

PHP34
9roots/setup-trellis-cli

👷 Sets up Trellis CLI for GitHub Action workflows

JavaScript32
10roots/acorn-mail

Simple WordPress SMTP using Acorn.

PHP29
11roots/acorn-example-package

A template for creating your own Acorn packages

PHP25
12roots/wordpress-full

Automatically updated WordPress composer package (full version, with wp-content and themes)

19
13roots/acorn-fse-helper

Bootstrap FSE support in Acorn-based WordPress themes.

PHP18
14roots/wordpress-no-content

Automatically updated WordPress composer package (version without wp-content)

18
15roots/acorn-ai

Acorn package that wraps laravel/ai and adds first-class integration with the WordPress Abilities API

PHP16
16roots/wp-packages-changelog-action

Automatically comment WordPress plugin changelogs on pull requests when WP Packages dependencies change in your composer.lock or composer.json files.

16
17roots/acorn-user-roles

Simple user role management for Acorn.

PHP15
18roots/acorn-llms-txt

Acorn package that implements llms.txt endpoints for WordPress

PHP13
19roots/bedrock-disallow-indexing

Disallow indexing of your site on non-production environments.

PHP13
20roots/acorn-post-types

Simple post types and taxonomies using Extended CPTs for Acorn.

PHP12
21roots/ansible-output-prettify

Transform your Ansible playbook output into beautiful console output

Python9
22roots/discourse-topic-github-release-action

Post published GitHub releases from a repository to a Discourse instance.

JavaScript7
23roots/vsce-blade-syntax

Roots specific syntax highlighting for blade template files

5
24roots/trellis-deploy-action

GitHub Action for deploying Trellis sites

4
25roots/sage-child-example

Experimental Sage v11 child theme

PHP3
26roots/ansible-role-mailpit

Ansible Role - Mailpit email testing for developers

Jinja3
27roots/discourse-github-sponsors

Discourse plugin that integrates GitHub Sponsors with your Discourse forum

Ruby1
28roots/wordpress-generator-legacy

Legacy generator for the roots/wordpress Composer package. See https://github.com/roots/wordpress-packager for the current version.

PHP1
29roots/ansible-role-msmtp

Ansible Role: msmtp — a lightweight SMTP client and sendmail replacement for Debian-based systems

Jinja0
30roots/ansible-role-nodejs

Ansible Role - Node.js

Jinja0

How to Read This Snapshot

Total stars are useful as a discovery signal, but they do not tell you whether a team maintains every repository equally. Pair this page with release cadence, maintainer activity, and the flagship concentration shown above before making adoption decisions.

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