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davidyell/css-safe-slug
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Converts a slug into a safe to use css class

0.1.3(11y ago)0250PHP

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CakePHP-CssSafeSlug
===================

[](#cakephp-csssafeslug)

In most web apps you will be using a slug to uniquely identify an article or item from the database. This gives you a clean way to access the item in the url. However, in CSS classes are not allowed to start with a number. This is a simple helper which will convert any slug which begins with a number into a safe string which can be used for a css class.

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Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.3.0+
- Intl

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
Article
  Title: "99 Ways to solve a puzzle"
  Slug: "99-ways-to-solve-a-puzzle"
  Unsafe css: "99-ways-to-solve-a-puzzle"
  Safe: "ninety-nine-ways-to-solve-a-puzzle"
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

You will need to put the code in your `app/Plugin/CssSafeSlug`, and load the plugin in your `app/bootstrap.php` using `CakePlugin::load('CssSafeSlug');`.

It is also available on Composer. `composer require davidyell/css-safe-slug`

You can call the helper in your view.

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