Is This Tech Dead?
Is This Tech Dead?
May 15, 2025Live
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Is CodeIgniter dead?

Deaditude Score:

67.8%
ⓘ How is this calculated?
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> This is a rite of passage. For suffering.
*Data last collected: 10 May 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad

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
5,589
total stars
Forks
1,929
total forks
Open PRs
43
open pull requests
Recent Commits
38
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Stagnant
trend assessment

Language Distribution

PHP98.0%
CSS0.7%
JavaScript0.6%
SCSS0.3%
Shell0.1%

Stack Overflow Analysis

Struggling

Question Metrics

Total Questions
3
Answer Rate
67%
Acceptance Rate
33%
Growth
-100%
In the last 30 days

Recent Questions

CI4 + PHP 8.1: Finally block not executed when mysqli_sql_exception occurs (but works with register_shutdown_function)
Answered61 views
phpcodeignitermysqli
CodeIgniter 3 (HMVC) - 404 on route even though controller exists - MX_Controller issue?
Unanswered52 views
phpcodeignitercodeigniter-3
How to read excel file in Codeigniter 4
Answered42 views
phpcodeignitercodeigniter-4

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Even necromancers couldn't resurrect this tech's Reddit presence

Community Size

2,513
Subscribers
1
Active Users

Activity Metrics

0
Posts
0.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

Popular Discussions

Last 30 days

Crickets chirping... No one's talking about CodeIgniter on Reddit.

Either this tech is super niche or it's been abandoned like a New Year's resolution.

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💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

CodeIgniter jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.

Global Job Distribution

🇮🇳India
1,095
🇺🇸United States
53
🇬🇧United Kingdom
15
🇫🇷France
13
🇨🇦Canada
10
🇩🇪Germany
2

Market Summary

1,188
Total Jobs
🏢
10,368
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.

Source: Adzuna

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

HN Graveyard

CodeIgniter was cool for a hot second, but HN moved on to shinier toys.

Mentions

1
Posts
Last mentioned 3 months ago

Community Interest

Average points1.0
Stone cold silence

HN Verdict

Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
0/10

Notable Discussions

Order bypoints
Redefining Website Development with Advanced PHP Frameworks
3 months ago
10
Search on HN
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Barely Watched

Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about CodeIgniter.

Content Metrics

6
Videos
1.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+200.0%

Average Engagement

225.5
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering CodeIgniter:
Ozar Digital
Hobby Channel
KDS Coder
Small Creator
PHP SCRIPTS
Hobby Channel

Popular Videos

Sorted byviews
1 months ago
3316
1 months ago
72
22 days ago
02
29 days ago
20
Search on YouTube
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
10 May 202567.8%
7 May 202568.0%
3 May 202574.5%

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