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ianm/synopsis
=============

Show summary excerpts on discussion lists.

1.3.7(1y ago)419.1k↓25%8MITPHP

Since Dec 26Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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Synopsis by IanM
================

[](#synopsis-by-ianm)

This package is now archived and no longer maintained. See [FoF Synopsis](https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/synopsis) for ongoing updates, maintenance and support.
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[](#this-package-is-now-archived-and-no-longer-maintained-see-fof-synopsis-for-ongoing-updates-maintenance-and-support)

[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7013272bd27ece47364536a221edb554cd69683b68a46fc0ee96881174c4214c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7013272bd27ece47364536a221edb554cd69683b68a46fc0ee96881174c4214c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e737667) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ec7c53c057ee5e7a6e28385aa41ddf181609fc8cf006e4f13480297b689ad81d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f69616e6d2f73796e6f707369732e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/ianm/synopsis)

A [Flarum](https://github.com/flarum/flarum) extension which adds summary excerpts to the discussion list. This is essentially the same as [jordanjay29's](https://discuss.flarum.org/d/2151) [Summaries](https://github.com/jordanjay29/flarum-ext-summaries), with extra customisable options. If you don't need the extra options, I recommend using [Summaries](https://github.com/jordanjay29/flarum-ext-summaries) instead.

Features
--------

[](#features)

As well as displaying an excerpt as a summary (with configurable length):

- All display strings are translatable
- Toggle between displaying plain or rich content in the summary (admin)
- Choose from using either the first or latest post in the summary (admin)
- User preference to show/hide summaries
- User preference to enable summaries on mobile

Screenshots
-----------

[](#screenshots)

#### Admin settings

[](#admin-settings)

[![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16573496/103157392-18bd3e80-47aa-11eb-8760-2108fdb68000.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16573496/103157392-18bd3e80-47aa-11eb-8760-2108fdb68000.png)

#### Rich content in summary

[](#rich-content-in-summary)

[![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16573496/103157062-4c4a9980-47a7-11eb-9103-327f3aff0690.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16573496/103157062-4c4a9980-47a7-11eb-9103-327f3aff0690.png)

#### User settings

[](#user-settings)

[![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16573496/103158069-b23c1e80-47b1-11eb-8877-29016b7e4b21.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16573496/103158069-b23c1e80-47b1-11eb-8877-29016b7e4b21.png)

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require ianm/synopsis

```

### Updating

[](#updating)

```
composer require ianm/synopsis
php flarum migrate
php flarum cache:clear

```

Links
-----

[](#links)

- [Github](https://github.com/imorland/synopsis)
- [Discuss](https://discuss.flarum.org/)
- [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ianm/synopsis)
- [Summaries by jordanjay29 (the original extension)](https://github.com/jordanjay29/flarum-ext-summaries)

Support
-------

[](#support)

Please consider supporting my extension development and maintenance work. [Buy me a coffee](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ianm1)

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance42

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~75 days

Recently: every ~16 days

Total

20

Last Release

537d ago

Major Versions

0.2.0 → 1.0.02021-05-17

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16573496?v=4)[IanM](/maintainers/imorland)[@imorland](https://github.com/imorland)

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Top Contributors

[![imorland](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16573496?v=4)](https://github.com/imorland "imorland (57 commits)")[![flarum-bot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39334649?v=4)](https://github.com/flarum-bot "flarum-bot (28 commits)")[![jordanjay29](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7871706?v=4)](https://github.com/jordanjay29 "jordanjay29 (19 commits)")[![StyleCIBot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11048387?v=4)](https://github.com/StyleCIBot "StyleCIBot (3 commits)")[![davwheat](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7406822?v=4)](https://github.com/davwheat "davwheat (3 commits)")[![SychO9](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20267363?v=4)](https://github.com/SychO9 "SychO9 (1 commits)")[![iamdarkle](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15818451?v=4)](https://github.com/iamdarkle "iamdarkle (1 commits)")[![luceos](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/504687?v=4)](https://github.com/luceos "luceos (1 commits)")[![Ralkage](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2059356?v=4)](https://github.com/Ralkage "Ralkage (1 commits)")[![rob006](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5972388?v=4)](https://github.com/rob006 "rob006 (1 commits)")

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Tags

summaryflarumdiscussionexcerptexcerptssummariessynopsis

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