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Is CodeIgniter dead?

Deaditude Score:

69.4%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Run, don't walk, away from this.
*Data last collected: 16 Nov 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Reddit Drama

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Youtube Clickbaits

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Stackoverflow copypasting

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Job offering

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Companies adoption

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Hacker News Hype

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position

Is showing significant decline with reduced development activity, community engagement, and new adoption.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
🏥
2006

GitHub Pulse

Maintenance Mode

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment

Stack Overflow Analysis

Struggling

Question Metrics

Total Questions
3
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over

Community Size

2,631
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

1
Posts
2.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
0.0%
Holding steady

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

CodeIgniter jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.

Global Job Distribution

🇮🇳India
987
🇺🇸United States
46
🇬🇧United Kingdom
10
🇫🇷France
6
🇨🇦Canada
1
🇩🇪Germany
1

Market Summary

1,051
Total Jobs
🏢
13,984
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

CodeIgniter is still paying the bills in 6 countries.

Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

HN Graveyard

When CodeIgniter is mentioned on HN, users furiously scroll past it.

Mentions

0
Posts

Community Interest

Average points0.0
Stone cold silence

HN Verdict

HN karma potential
0/10

No discussions found on Hacker News.

Even "Blockchain AI for the Web3 Metaverse" gets more attention.

Double-check on HN
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Barely Watched

CodeIgniter videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.

Content Metrics

10
Videos
527
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%

Average Engagement

52.7
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering CodeIgniter:
Hairul Anam
Hobby Channel
Marvin Giancarlo Cruz
Hobby Channel
axsantosh
Hobby Channel

Popular Videos

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📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
16 Nov 202569.4%
3 Nov 202578.3%
20 Oct 202589.7%
7 Oct 202590.0%
23 Sept 202562.0%
9 Sept 202546.2%
27 Aug 202588.6%
13 Aug 202578.8%
30 Jul 202561.3%
17 Jul 202560.9%
3 Jul 202579.7%
19 Jun 202563.6%
6 Jun 202547.6%
10 May 202567.8%
7 May 202568.0%
3 May 202574.5%

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