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croxton/stash
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Extended templating for ExpressionEngine

v3.09(7y ago)19524822[8 issues](https://github.com/croxton/Stash/issues)GPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=7.0.0

Since Mar 21Pushed 2y ago20 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelog (10)DependenciesVersions (41)Used By (0)

DEPRECATED
==========

[](#deprecated)

If you're starting a new ExpressionEngine project today, please consider using Twig for templating via [Coilpack](https://expressionengine.github.io/coilpack-docs/).

Stash
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[](#stash)

[![Release](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c6876a6c4aebc75c4e59e2ee07116de4133ea8dba373b6ed8bcc90ef209a8f46/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f72656c656173652d332e312e322d627269676874677265656e2e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c6876a6c4aebc75c4e59e2ee07116de4133ea8dba373b6ed8bcc90ef209a8f46/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f72656c656173652d332e312e322d627269676874677265656e2e737667)

Stash for ExpressionEngine 3.0 to 7.0+.

- Author: [Mark Croxton](https://hallmark-design.co.uk/)
- Requires: ExpressionEngine 3.0+

### Description

[](#description)

Stash allows you to stash text and snippets of code for reuse throughout your templates. Stash extends ExpressionEngine’s template parser with powerful features such as variables, lists, parse-order control, template partials, inheritance, layouts, caching and more. It will transform the way you think about and write templates.

### Documentation

[](#documentation)

Copyright (c) 2023 Hallmark Design

###  Health Score

38

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LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.8% 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 ~101 days

Recently: every ~370 days

Total

33

Last Release

1290d ago

Major Versions

v2.6.8 → v3.0.12016-01-25

v2.7.0 → v3.0.32016-07-27

v2.7.1 → v3.0.72018-08-10

PHP version history (3 changes)v2.5.1PHP >=5.3.11

v3.09PHP >=7.0.0

3.1.1PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

addonscachingeecmsexpressionengine

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