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calderawp/magic-tags
====================

Magic Tag rendering system.

2.2.0(8y ago)32622[4 issues](https://github.com/CalderaWP/magic-tags/issues)1GPL-2.0+PHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Mar 28Pushed 8y ago2 watchersCompare

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CalderaWP Magic Tags
====================

[](#calderawp-magic-tags)

Magic Tags renderer

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Using it (Making The Magic Happen)
----------------------------------

[](#using-it-making-the-magic-happen)

```
$magic = new \calderawp\filter\magictag();
echo $magic->do_magic_tag('{post:custom_field}');
```

Built in tags
-------------

[](#built-in-tags)

- `{user:[ field | meta field ]}`
    retrieves field or meta field of the current logged in user. e.g. `{user:first_name} {user:last_name}`
- `{_GET:[name]}`
    A GET var name. `$_GET['page']` is `{_GET:page}`
- `{_POST:[name]}`
    A POST var name. `$_POST['page']` is `{_POST:page}`-`{_REQUEST:[name]}`
    A REQUEST var name. `$_REQUEST['page']` is `{_REQUEST:page}`
- `{date:[format]}`
    A PHP date format string. `{date:Y-m-d}` `{date:F j, Y, g:i a}`
- `{post:[ [field | meta field] | [ post_id : [ field | meta field ] ] ] }`
    Post field or meta field. Array fields withh be imploded into a comma-separated list. Optional Post ID and field. `{post:post_title}` or `{post:223:post_title}` to get the tiel of post ID 223
- `{ip}`
    IP address of the visitor

Extending - Filters
-------------------

[](#extending---filters)

```
apply_filters( 'caldera_magic_tag', $filterd_tag, $original_tag );
apply_filters( 'caldera_magic_tag-my_tag', $filterd_tag, $args_array );
echo $magic->do_magic_tag('An example of {my_tag:argument}');
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 58.8% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~136 days

Recently: every ~197 days

Total

7

Last Release

3248d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → 9.x-dev2015-04-19

1.2.0 → 2.0.02015-12-19

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

wordpressmagic\_tags

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