- Can I use monofony/ui-bundle in a Laravel application?
- No. monofony/ui-bundle is a Symfony bundle built on Twig templates and Symfony's bundle registration model, so a Laravel app cannot consume it without Blade rewrites, service-provider shims, and asset-pipeline replacement. The technical assessment rates Laravel fit as poor and notes the porting cost exceeds the value of a low-adoption UI bundle.
- How do I install monofony/ui-bundle?
- Install it with Composer using composer require monofony/ui-bundle, then register the bundle in config/bundles.php in a Symfony or Monofony application. You also need to match its Symfony, Twig, and transitive Sylius/Monofony constraints and wire the front-end asset build. It is not installed through Laravel's package discovery.
- Does monofony/ui-bundle work with Laravel Blade?
- No. The package ships Twig templates, layouts, and UI components for Symfony-based Monofony applications, not Blade views. Using it in Laravel would require rewriting templates into Blade and replacing Symfony-specific helpers and asset assumptions.
- What PHP versions does monofony/ui-bundle v1.10.0 support?
- v1.10.0 adds PHP 8 support and drops PHP 7.3, but the release notes describe PHP 8 as a single constraint rather than listing tested minors. Treat PHP 8.0 as a floor, not a guarantee that 8.1, 8.2, or 8.3 will run cleanly, since 2021-era code often hits implicit nullable and dynamic property deprecations. Consumers pinned to PHP 7.3 must stay on the previous tag.
- Does monofony/ui-bundle support Symfony 6 or Symfony 7 and Twig 3?
- There is no evidence in v1.10.0 that Symfony 6/7 or Twig 3 constraints were updated; the release notes mention only PHP 8 support and dropping PHP 7.3. Before adopting, inspect the composer.json constraints and test against your target Symfony and Twig versions. Framework drift remains a key risk in the technical assessment.
- Is monofony/ui-bundle actively maintained?
- It is not fully dormant because v1.10.0 was shipped as a compatibility-driven release after a long gap, but that single release does not show a predictable maintenance cadence or security-response policy. Adoption is very low, with about 1 star and 0 dependents, so ecosystem validation is near zero. Treat it as a narrowly maintained downstream fork.
- What is the difference between monofony/ui-bundle and sylius/ui-bundle?
- monofony/ui-bundle is a read-only fork or mirror of Sylius's UI components, SyliusUiBundle, adapted for Monofony applications. Fixes for shared UI behavior still belong upstream in sylius/ui-bundle, so this repository is a downstream mirror rather than the canonical source. That fork ambiguity is an unchanged risk.
- How do I customize themes and assets in monofony/ui-bundle?
- Customization is done through Symfony bundle configuration and by overriding the bundled Twig templates and layout blocks in your application. The bundle is described as providing customizable themes and assets for branding, but you must confirm whether it ships compiled assets or requires a Node build. Override points should be checked for stability before relying on them.
- Is monofony/ui-bundle safe to use in production?
- The technical assessment rates technical risk as high: low stars, zero dependents, no documented security policy, and a low-visibility fork. MIT licensing mitigates legal risk but not trust or maintenance risk. If you use it, pin exact versions, review the diff against the corresponding sylius/ui-bundle tag, and test on your target PHP minor.
- What are alternatives to monofony/ui-bundle for Laravel or Symfony projects?
- For Laravel, use native Blade component libraries such as Laravel Breeze or Jetstream with Tailwind rather than porting a Symfony Twig bundle. For Symfony or Monofony, evaluate the upstream sylius/ui-bundle or Symfony UX components, which have clearer maintenance and community validation. A maintained upstream alternative may supersede this fork.