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lasserafn/php-initials
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A package to generate initials in PHP

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Generate initials from names
============================

[](#generate-initials-from-names)

This is the core of [LasseRafn/php-initial-avatar-generator](http://github.com/LasseRafn/php-initial-avatar-generator), or well.. the initials generation part of it.

It's framework agnostic, which is different from basically everything else I do, you're welcome.

Supports UTF8 (yes, also emojis.)

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

[](#installation)

You just require using composer and you're good to go!

```
composer require lasserafn/php-initials
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

As with installation, usage is quite simple. Generating a image is done by running:

```
use LasseRafn\Initials\Initials;

echo (new Initials('Lasse Rafn'));                                   // Output: LR
echo (new Initials)->name('Justine Bieber')->generate();             // Output: JB
echo (new Initials('John Christian Doe'))->generate();               // Output: JD
echo (new Initials)->generate('Leonardo');                           // Output: LE
echo (new Initials)->length(1)->generate('Camilla');                 // Output: C
echo (new Initials)->name('Jens Ølsted')->getUrlfriendlyInitials();  // Output: JO
```

All you'll have to do is either pass in the name in the constructor like so:

```
echo new Initials('The Name Here'); // TH
```

or use the `name($name)` method, to specify the name.

Supported methods
-----------------

[](#supported-methods)

### name($name = 'John Doe')

[](#namename--john-doe)

```
$initials->name('Albert Magnum')->generate();
```

### length($length = 2)

[](#lengthlength--2)

```
$initials->name('Albert Magnum')->length(3)->generate();
```

### generate()

[](#generate)

This method will output the initials. It's completely optional, you could also just echo out the class as it has a `__toString()` method.

```
$initials->name('Albert Magnum')->generate();
```

### getUrlfriendlyInitials()

[](#geturlfriendlyinitials)

Will output url-friendly initials (stripping characters like ÆØÅ)

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.6, 7.0 or 7.1

###  Health Score

48

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity55

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity74

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 ~176 days

Recently: every ~322 days

Total

9

Last Release

1972d ago

Major Versions

v1.9 → v2.02017-02-14

v2.2 → 3.02020-02-17

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.9PHP ^7.0|^7.1

v2.16PHP ^5.6|^7.0|^7.1

3.1PHP ^5.6|^7.0|^7.1|^8.0

### Community

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