# Bolt — developer ecosystem report

- GitHub org: `bolt`
- Category: dev_tool
- Overall score: 32.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #698
- Last refreshed: 2026-08-14

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 57.0 | #287 | ~22% |
| Education | 61.0 | #522 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 8.0 | #923 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 39.0 | #367 | ~16% |
| Reach | 6.0 | #1032 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 4.0 | #873 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/bolt
- Website: https://boltcms.io
- Docs: https://docs.boltcms.io

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 12 |
| Stars | 5,251 |
| Forks | 1,538 |
| Open issues | 331 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [bolt](https://github.com/bolt/bolt) | 4,134 | PHP | Bolt is a simple CMS written in PHP. It is based on Silex and Symfony components, uses Twig and either SQLite, MySQL or  |
| [core](https://github.com/bolt/core) | 590 | PHP | 🧿 Bolt core |
| [boltforms](https://github.com/bolt/boltforms) | 52 | PHP | Bolt 3 Forms extension - Symfony interface and API for Bolt |
| [project](https://github.com/bolt/project) | 46 | PHP | 🚀 Repo to `composer create project` a Bolt project. |
| [docs](https://github.com/bolt/docs) | 45 | PHP | Documentation for Bolt.  |
| [themes](https://github.com/bolt/themes) | 25 | Twig | Themes - a separate repository of themes included with the Bolt distribution |
| [forms](https://github.com/bolt/forms) | 22 | PHP | — |
| [Sitemap](https://github.com/bolt/Sitemap) | 19 | PHP | Bolt Sitemap extension - create XML sitemaps for your Bolt website. |
| [common](https://github.com/bolt/common) | 18 | PHP | Common utilities for Bolt |
| [bolt-extension-starter-extended](https://github.com/bolt/bolt-extension-starter-extended) | 15 | PHP | An extended starter skeleton for new Bolt Extensions |
| [ImportWXR](https://github.com/bolt/ImportWXR) | 14 | PHP | [Bolt Extension] An Import filter for WXR files, as created by Wordpress or PivotX |
| [newswidget](https://github.com/bolt/newswidget) | 13 | PHP | A simple Widget Extension to display the latest Bolt news on the dashboard |

## Methodology

Scores are computed from public signals only (GitHub, package registries, docs sites, community platforms). Pillar definitions: https://www.smoower.com/docs.md

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