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fab/metadata
============

PHP-based metadata extraction.

4.0.0(5y ago)721.7k12[5 issues](https://github.com/fabarea/metadata/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/fabarea/metadata/pulls)GPL-2.0+PHP

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Metadata
========

[](#metadata)

PHP-based metadata extraction for FAL. The extension relies on the new Metadata Extractor API introduced in TYPO3 CMS 6.2.

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

[](#installation)

Install the extension in the Extension Manager. Nothing more is required.

Project info and releases
-------------------------

[](#project-info-and-releases)

Project home:

Stable releases:

Development:

```
git clone https://github.com/fabarea/metadata.git
```

Bug reports:

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance6

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity71

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 68.6% 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 ~192 days

Recently: every ~471 days

Total

15

Last Release

1830d ago

Major Versions

1.1.0 → 2.0.02014-09-09

2.3.0 → 3.0.02020-02-05

3.0.0 → 4.0.02021-05-14

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9df52765d70098f094d02c41a2fda5b108b30ba7e58383dd79c5eda0f286dd21?d=identicon)[fudriot](/maintainers/fudriot)

---

Top Contributors

[![fabarea](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/620730?v=4)](https://github.com/fabarea "fabarea (70 commits)")[![sgrossberndt](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3786510?v=4)](https://github.com/sgrossberndt "sgrossberndt (19 commits)")[![wazum](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146727?v=4)](https://github.com/wazum "wazum (3 commits)")[![fnagel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/116824?v=4)](https://github.com/fnagel "fnagel (2 commits)")[![aWuttig](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/726519?v=4)](https://github.com/aWuttig "aWuttig (1 commits)")[![mueller-sebastian](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20316366?v=4)](https://github.com/mueller-sebastian "mueller-sebastian (1 commits)")[![scanacs-agruhn](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/53820628?v=4)](https://github.com/scanacs-agruhn "scanacs-agruhn (1 commits)")[![tobias-linke](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14938093?v=4)](https://github.com/tobias-linke "tobias-linke (1 commits)")[![lorenzulrich](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1816023?v=4)](https://github.com/lorenzulrich "lorenzulrich (1 commits)")[![fsaris](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4019341?v=4)](https://github.com/fsaris "fsaris (1 commits)")[![jmverges](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2902073?v=4)](https://github.com/jmverges "jmverges (1 commits)")[![jokumer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6431813?v=4)](https://github.com/jokumer "jokumer (1 commits)")

---

Tags

metadataTYPO3 CMS

### Embed Badge

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