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joseym/li3\_markdown
====================

Lithium PHP Markdown parser

38PHP

Since May 26Pushed 14y ago1 watchersCompare

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Markdown parser for [Lithium PHP](http://lithify.me)
====================================================

[](#markdown-parser-for-lithium-php)

Lithium library for parsing markdown, uses [PHP Markdown Extra](http://michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/extra/).

PHP Markdown Extra version: `1.2.4`

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

[](#installation)

### Use Composer

[](#use-composer)

**Best Option**

Modify your projects `composer.json` file

```
{
    "require": {
    	...
        "joseym/li3_markdown": "master"
        ...
    }
}
```

Run `php composer.phar install` (or `php composer.phar update`) and, aside from adding it to your Libraries, you should be good to go.

### Submodule or Clone

[](#submodule-or-clone)

> Select one of the following

Clone/Download the plugin into your app's `libraries` directory.

**Submodule**

From your `app` directory:

```
git submodule add git://github.com/joseym/li3_markdown.git libraries/li3_markdown

```

**Clone**

From your `app/libraries` directory:

```
git clone git://github.com/joseym/li3_markdown.git

```

Usage:
------

[](#usage)

To enable the library add the following line at the end of `app/config/bootstrap/libraries.php`:

```
Libraries::add('li3_markdown');

```

### Markdown Views

[](#markdown-views)

To parse an entire view with markdown simply name your template something similar to:

```
view_name.md.php

```

the renderer will see that it's a markdown template and render it, otherwise it will render it like normal.

### Selective Rendering

[](#selective-rendering)

> This is a helper method that allows you to selectively render text thru the markdown parser. To render the result within a template file simply call the `markdown` helper and run `display`:

```

```

Collaborate
-----------

[](#collaborate)

As always, I welcome your collaboration to make things "even more betterer", so fork and contribute if you feel the need.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- Original plugin by [@sandelius](https://github.com/sandelius)

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4bf26971c193ef51e8682115d4cc161f914e0beceb47a2c7f02a40c3f2cb6ba2?d=identicon)[joseym](/maintainers/joseym)

---

Top Contributors

[![joseym](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/238732?v=4)](https://github.com/joseym "joseym (5 commits)")

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