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geosocio/slugger
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Creates URL Slugs from Strings

1.1.2(8y ago)19011LGPL-3.0-or-laterPHP

Since Jul 31Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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Create URL Slugs From UTF-8 Strings

Rules
-----

[](#rules)

1. Trim Whitespace
2. Lowercase (if possible)
3. Replace (space) with `-` (dash)
4. Remove `.`, `(`, and `)`
5. Remove any duplicate `-` (dashes)
6. Trim any `-` (dashes) from the beginning or end

Example
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[](#example)

```
$slugger = new \GeoSocio\Slugger\Slugger();
echo $slugger->slug('St. Petersburg');
// st-petersburg
```

See more examples in `tests/SluggerTest.php`

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~59 days

Total

4

Last Release

3025d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

php

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