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helick/better-excerpt
=====================

The Helick better excerpt plugin

v1.2.0(6y ago)1215MITPHPPHP >=7.1

Since Jul 31Pushed 6y agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/helick/better-excerpt)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/helick/better-excerpt)[ RSS](/packages/helick-better-excerpt/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2w ago

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Helick Better Excerpt
=====================

[](#helick-better-excerpt)

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The plugin enables TinyMCE editor for post excerpt.

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

[](#requirements)

Make sure all dependencies have been installed before moving on:

- [PHP](http://php.net/manual/en/install.php) >= 7.1
- [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/download/)

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer:

```
$ composer require helick/better-excerpt
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Custom post type support

[](#custom-post-type-support)

Control supported post types:

```
add_filter('helick_better_excerpt_supported_post_types', function (array $postTypes) {
    $postTypes[] = 'your-custom-post-type';

    return $postTypes;
});
```

Control the editor settings:

```
add_filter('helick_better_excerpt_editor_settings', function (array $settings) {
    $settings['media_buttons'] = true;

    return $settings;
});
```

Control the editor buttons:

```
add_filter('helick_better_excerpt_editor_buttons', function (array $buttons) {
    $buttons[] = 'alignleft';
    $buttons[] = 'alignright';
    $buttons[] = 'aligncenter';

    return $buttons;
});
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Evgenii Nasyrov](https://github.com/nasyrov)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

2527d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2d5180ba0cd30309ada4562457c6337069906fea97f827f1c24b82fddb1bdc9a?d=identicon)[nasyrov](/maintainers/nasyrov)

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