# Acorn Example Package now includes a configure script for placeholder replacement

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/acorn-example-package-now-includes-a-configure-script-for-placeholder-replacement/30212
**Category:** acorn
**Created:** 2026-03-08T15:01:59Z
**Posts:** 1

## Post 1 by @ben — 2026-03-08T15:01:59Z

The [acorn-example-package](https://github.com/roots/acorn-example-package) repo now includes a `configure.php` script that replaces all the placeholder names (vendor, package, namespace, class names, etc.) after you create a new package from the template.

### Usage

After creating your repo from the template and cloning it, just run:

```
php configure.php
```

It’ll prompt you for your vendor name, package slug, namespace, class name, and other details — then update all the files and rename them accordingly.

You can also run it non-interactively for automation/CI:

```
php configure.php --no-interaction \
  --author-name="Your Name" \
  --author-email="you@example.com" \
  --vendor-slug="your-vendor" \
  --vendor-namespace="YourVendor" \
  --package-slug="your-package" \
  --class-name="YourPackage" \
  --package-description="Your package description"
```

And preview what it’ll do without writing anything with `--dry-run`:

```
php configure.php --dry-run
```

### Links

- [Acorn Example Package repo](https://github.com/roots/acorn-example-package)
- [Package Development docs](https://roots.io/acorn/docs/package-development/)