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codaxis/cakephp-bootstrap3-helpers
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CakePHP highly configurable helpers for Bootstrap 3 framework.

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CakePHP Bootstrap 3 FormHelper
==============================

[](#cakephp-bootstrap-3-formhelper)

Yet another Cake 2.x form helper, but with minimal coding and highly configurable.

Feel free to make any code/docs contributions or post any issues.

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Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Install with composer by running `composer require codaxis/cakephp-bootstrap3-helpers:1.1` or clone/copy files into `app/Plugin/Bs3Helpers`
2. Include the plugin in your bootstrap.php with `CakePlugin::load('Bs3Helpers')` or `CakePlugin::load('Bs3Helpers', array('bootstrap' => true))` to load included default Bootstrap form styles.
3. Load helper in your `AppController`. Use classname option if you want to keep your helper alias as Form.

    ```
    // In AppController.php
    public $helpers = array('Bs3Helpers.Bs3Form');
    // or
    public $helpers = array('Form' => array('className' => 'Bs3Helpers.Bs3Form'));
    ```
4. Define your custom form styles at wish in your bootstrap.php

Form helper usage options
-------------------------

[](#form-helper-usage-options)

**BsFormHelper::create() custom options:**

- `formStyle` => shortcut for custom form styles. E.g.: `formStyle => inline` will add 'form-inline' class to form tag
- `submitDiv` => if set, will enable end() method div option and set passed div class. Useful to be used gloabally or with a defined form style

**Bs3FormHelper::input() default base options:**

- `class` => `'form-control'`
- `div` => `array('class' => 'form-group')`
- `label` => `array('class' => 'control-label')`
- `error` => `array('attributtes' => 'array('class' => 'help-block'))`

**Bs3FormHelper::input() custom options:**

- `beforeInput` => html code to prepend right before the input.
- `afterInput` => html code to append right after the input.
- `wrap` => if set, will wrap the form input inside a div with the css class passed. Useful for input sizing.
- `help` => help text to show after input. Will be rendered inside a div with .help-block class.
- `errorClass` => Error class for .form-group div. Defaults to 'has-error'.
- `errorsAlwaysAsList` => if set to true, will render error messages always inside as list, no matter if there's only one error. Useful to ensure ui consistency.
- `feedback` => allows feedback icons in text inputs, passing `fa-icon-name` or `glyphicon-icon-name` will render the full `` tag.
- `inputGroup` => array options that supports the following params:
    - `size` => can be `sm` or `lg`
    - `prepend`: html code to prepend. If it starts with `fa` or `glyphicon`, will be interpreted as an icon and the full icon tag will be rendered.
    - `append`: html code to prepend. If it starts with `fa` or `glyphicon`, will be interpreted as an icon and the full icon tag will be rendered.
- `externalWrap` => if set, the whole input div (without taking into account .help-block) will be wrapped inside another div with the given class will be applied, preventing unnecessary shrinking in some cases. Solves this issue [twbs/bootstrap#9694](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/9694).
- `checkboxLabel`: if set, will wrap a single checkbox inside a `div.checkbox` and a `label` with the passed text.
- `inline` => used in conjuntion with checkbox and radio groups to allow inline display.

Global form styles
------------------

[](#global-form-styles)

Global form styles can be defined in bootstrap.php and used anywhere by passing the `formStyle` option in create() method.

Inbuilt styles horizontal and inline included are defined like:

```
Configure::write('Bs3.Form.styles', array(
	'horizontal' => array(
		'formDefaults' => array(
			'submitDiv' => 'col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-2'
		),
		'inputDefaults' => array(
			'label' => array(
				'class' => 'col-sm-2 control-label'
			),
			'wrap' => 'col-sm-10',
		)
	),
	'inline' => array(
		'inputDefaults' => array(
			'label' => array(
				'class' => 'sr-only'
			),
		)
	)
));
```

Html helper usage options
-------------------------

[](#html-helper-usage-options)

TODO

License
-------

[](#license)

Licensed under [MIT License](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 84% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity38

Limited adoption so far

Community25

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 77.8% 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 ~152 days

Total

5

Last Release

3838d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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