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chillerlan/php-bbcode
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A powerful, extensive recursive regexp BBCode parser. PHP 7.2+

2.0.0(7y ago)4471MITPHP ^7.2

Since Jan 23Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/chillerlan/php-bbcode)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/chillerlan/php-bbcode)[ Docs](https://github.com/chillerlan/php-bbcode)[ RSS](/packages/chillerlan-php-bbcode/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 2mo ago

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###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~372 days

Total

2

Last Release

2656d ago

Major Versions

1.2.0 → 2.0.02019-01-30

PHP version history (2 changes)1.2.0PHP >=7.0.0

2.0.0PHP ^7.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

parserHTML5markdownbbcode

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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