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[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) 4. / 5. figdice/figdice ActiveLibrary[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) figdice/figdice =============== Template Engine, XML-centric and attribute-driven 3.3.1(6y ago)212.4k3[2 issues](https://github.com/figdice/figdice/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/figdice/figdice/pulls)1MITPHPPHP >=5.4CI failing Since Apr 27Pushed 4mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/figdice/figdice)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/figdice/figdice)[ Docs](http://www.figdice.org/)[ RSS](/packages/figdice-figdice/feed)WikiDiscussions 4.x Synced today READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (2)Versions (21)Used By (1) [![Logo](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c8c27f8c1d06eb8886d5cf2027009f61cf14d5533cabe91591cbd8cb31e0fbc4/687474703a2f2f7777772e666967646963652e6f72672f696d672f6669672d3133302d31362e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c8c27f8c1d06eb8886d5cf2027009f61cf14d5533cabe91591cbd8cb31e0fbc4/687474703a2f2f7777772e666967646963652e6f72672f696d672f6669672d3133302d31362e706e67) FigDice Templating System for PHP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [](#-figdice-templating-system-for-php) [![License: MIT](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fdf2982b9f5d7489dcf44570e714e3a15fce6253e0cc6b5aa61a075aac2ff71b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d79656c6c6f772e737667)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)[![Build Status](https://github.com/figdice/figdice/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg?branch=4.x)](https://github.com/figdice/figdice/actions)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/370e11b2a1aaa662f901f7b62beb175642a3824ae1a25bbbdddaf236c6b0cef9/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f666967646963652f666967646963652f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/figdice/figdice)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/da04205f9449512d0d3def35c470e8eab6ca63fdabebf8f4a29abc05b84b843d/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f666967646963652f666967646963652f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d342e78)](https://coveralls.io/github/figdice/figdice?branch=4.x)[![@figdice on Twitter](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/98c626cb35ff60c4bc866292bb72a686430ca7983e9bea38c420fe8fb2845d54/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f747769747465722d253430666967646963652d3531383963372e737667)](https://twitter.com/figdice) Abstract ======== [](#abstract) FigDice is a templating engine for PHP. It differs from most of the popular template systems, with regards to the way the presentation data are made available to the templates: instead of pushing the data from the Controller to the View, you build Views that pull the immutable data that they need. FigDice focuses on the Web Designer stand-point. Designers and Developers agree together on structure of the self-contained *beans* (called Feeds in FigDice) that Developers make available to Designers, and then the Designers may reuse them anywhere they need, and combine them with other Feeds into pages and macros. The View Controllers in FigDice become generic presenters whcih don't need to know the details of what is presented in what template, since the templates themselves will activate their favorite Feeds to pull their data. See **[figdice.org](https://www.figdice.org/)** Try a [Live Demo](https://demo.figdice.org/) now! ================================================= [](#try-a-live-demo-now) Presentation and Tutorial: - [SitePoint | Getting Started With FigDice](http://www.sitepoint.com/?s=figdice) (English) - [php\[architect\] | December 2015](https://www.phparch.com/magazine/2015-2/december/) (English) - [GNU/Linux Magazine France | 158, March 2013](http://connect.ed-diamond.com/GNU-Linux-Magazine/GLMF-158/FigDice-un-Templating-System-efficace-et-original) (French) Features -------- [](#features) - **Fast, easy** and powerful Template Engine - **HTML syntax** for your Templates: FigDice brings a set of [extended attributes](https://github.com/figdice/figdice/wiki/The-FigDice-markup) to help you construct the logics. - You can display your templates **WYSIWYG** in your browser/editor - Manipulate your data with the help of a simple and powerful [expression parser](https://github.com/figdice/figdice/wiki/Expression) - Built-in [i18n](https://github.com/figdice/figdice/wiki/Internationalization), using keys/values from cached dictionaries - Inclusions, loops, conditions, with a **non-intrusive syntax** inside the document - No programming required, for the Template designers - Hermetic separation between the application's layers (Presentation / Logics) - Inversion of control: the Templates pull the data on-demand. The controllers need not know the templates by heart beforehand Installation ============ [](#installation) Add the figdice dependency to the `require` section of your `composer.json` file: ``` "figdice/figdice": "~3.x-dev" ``` Getting Started =============== [](#getting-started) Browse the [examples](https://github.com/figdice/figdice-examples)! See [Wiki](https://github.com/figdice/figdice/wiki) for more details. ### Health Score 42 — FairBetter than 89% of packages Maintenance48 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity26 Limited adoption so far Community16 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 87.6% 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 ~214 days Recently: every ~623 days Total 21 Last Release 149d ago Major Versions 2.x-dev → 3.02017-03-09 3.x-dev → 4.x-dev2026-01-31 PHP version history (3 changes)2.0.4PHP >=5.3.0 2.x-devPHP >=5.4 3.x-devPHP >=7.1 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c7f857232e89d8c2b3d7f4f60b64ae59f76c0a78e7c0002103d2efd39c5bdcf9?d=identicon)[figdice](/maintainers/figdice) --- Top Contributors [![zzgab](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3754439?v=4)](https://github.com/zzgab "zzgab (218 commits)")[![figdice](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7250633?v=4)](https://github.com/figdice "figdice (29 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (1 commits)")[![jfrancr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13480540?v=4)](https://github.com/jfrancr "jfrancr (1 commits)") --- Tags phptemplate-enginexmlhtmltemplatetemplatingviewspresentation ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/figdice-figdice/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/figdice-figdice/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/figdice-figdice) ``` ### Alternatives [phug/phug Pug (ex-Jade) facade engine for PHP, HTML template engine structured by indentation 66297.7k14](/packages/phug-phug)[talesoft/tale-jade A clean, lightweight and easy-to-use templating engine for PHP based on Jade/Pug 8819.3k5](/packages/talesoft-tale-jade)[talesoft/tale-pug A clean, lightweight and easy-to-use templating engine for PHP based on Pug, formerly Jade 319.5k3](/packages/talesoft-tale-pug) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)