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Contributions are welcome.** [![Maintainer](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/933b1d687d728cd5ea012f52c507613b92aa1cc0da2da0afadd455bb23d278dd/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6d61696e7461696e65722d40726167626f796a722d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://twitter.com/ragboyjr)[![Source Code](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3f9c91b3b435e7f5a7904fc9b49acca42ff87bcfc6aa3af1f79908587f17b880/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f736f757263652d6c65616775652f706c617465732d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/thephpleague/plates)[![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c607849b51e8c863d3d61ac13dea33c33e8fe665de0346b1e59baff9b7db6b57/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f72656c656173652f7468657068706c65616775652f706c617465732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/thephpleague/plates/releases)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3a8acf4281c4c827bac96a33c475261c0ed370d816d0ed5feb2d3a92bb7cdda2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f7468657068706c65616775652f706c617465732f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://travis-ci.org/thephpleague/plates)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0275f72ed9c9e5c1495e5d2f5eed4022ff7964781b5239eef3384aa3ee01bce8/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f636f7665726167652f672f7468657068706c65616775652f706c617465732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/thephpleague/plates/code-structure)[![Quality Score](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3f74171ae40ba502cd4230de3b987b5cc81d55d1d405d6bfca6bbcd4462a9c0d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f672f7468657068706c65616775652f706c617465732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/thephpleague/plates)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b3c836598ce8d85298a11eb62526302ba07c998110bc0c40d1b932f8910073be/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6c65616775652f706c617465732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/league/plates) Plates is a native PHP template system that's fast, easy to use and easy to extend. It's inspired by the excellent [Twig](http://twig.sensiolabs.org/) template engine and strives to bring modern template language functionality to native PHP templates. Plates is designed for developers who prefer to use native PHP templates over compiled template languages, such as Twig or Blade. ### Highlights [](#highlights) - Native PHP templates, no new [syntax](http://platesphp.com/templates/syntax/) to learn - Plates is a template system, not a template language - Plates encourages the use of existing PHP functions and conventions - Increase code reuse with template [layouts](http://platesphp.com/templates/layouts/) and [inheritance](http://platesphp.com/templates/inheritance/) - Template [folders](http://platesphp.com/engine/folders/) for grouping templates into namespaces - [Data](http://platesphp.com/templates/data/#preassigned-and-shared-data) sharing across templates - Preassign [data](http://platesphp.com/templates/data/#preassigned-and-shared-data) to specific templates - Built-in [escaping](http://platesphp.com/templates/escaping/) helpers - Simple design crafted for extendability - most features are built as extensions - Everything is customizable, don't like the behavior of something, you can change it - Composable naming strategies allowing relative templates, folders, and dynamic base paths. - Framework-agnostic, will work with any project - Decoupled design makes templates easy to test - Supports non-php file rendering for img or svg files to include in your templates. - Composer ready and PSR-2 compliant Installation ------------ [](#installation) Plates is available via Composer: ``` composer require league/plates:v4.0.0-alpha ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) Full documentation can be found at [platesphp.com](http://platesphp.com/). Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` make test ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/thephpleague/plates/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [RJ Garcia](https://github.com/ragboyjr) (Current Maintainer) - [Jonathan Reinink](https://github.com/reinink) (Original Author) - [All Contributors](https://github.com/thephpleague/plates/contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](https://github.com/thephpleague/plates/blob/master/LICENSE) for more information. ### Health Score 23 — LowBetter than 27% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity46 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~0 days Total 3 Last Release 1581d ago PHP version history (3 changes)1PHP >=7.0 2PHP ^7.0 3PHP >=7.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26178315?v=4)[CodePhix](/maintainers/codephix)[@codephix](https://github.com/codephix) --- Top Contributors [![codephix](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26178315?v=4)](https://github.com/codephix "codephix (3 commits)") --- Tags packageleaguetemplatingtemplatesviews ### Code Quality Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/codephix-plates/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/codephix-plates/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/codephix-plates) ``` ### Alternatives [league/plates Plates, the native PHP template system that's fast, easy to use and easy to extend. 1.5k5.9M232](/packages/league-plates)[igaster/laravel-theme Laravel Themes: Asset & Views folder per theme. 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