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commentar/time-ago
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This package calculates the time since a specific `DateTime` object en displays it in a human readable format.

v0.0.3(12y ago)0181MITPHPPHP >=5.4

Since Sep 7Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare

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TimeAgo
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[](#timeago)

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Date renderer for the [Commentar](https://github.com/Commentar/Commentar) project. This package calculates the time since a specific `DateTime` object en displays it in a human readable format. E.g. `5 minutes ago`.

The supported steps are:

- seconds
- minutes
- hours
- days
- weeks
- months
- years

It is installed by default when first installing the [Commentar](https://github.com/Commentar/Commentar) system.

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

[](#installation)

*If you are running a standard installation of Commentar you don't have to install anything (it is the default timestamp formatter of the system).*

Add the formatter to the project's `composer.json` file:

```
"require": {
    "commentar/time-ago": "0.0.*",
}

```

Use it in your templates:

```

```

###  Health Score

24

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LowBetter than 31% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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 ~1 days

Total

3

Last Release

4678d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![PeeHaa](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1330296?v=4)](https://github.com/PeeHaa "PeeHaa (10 commits)")

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