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leadthread/php-bitly
====================

Easily shorten URLs in PHP

4.0.0(9y ago)216.7k1MITPHPPHP ^5.5.9|^7.0

Since Apr 3Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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php-bitly
=========

[](#php-bitly)

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Version 3 now uses OAuth2 as required by Bitly. [Get your developer access token here](https://bitly.com/a/oauth_apps)

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

[](#installation)

Install via [composer](https://getcomposer.org/) - In the terminal:

```
composer require leadthread/php-bitly
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use LeadThread\Bitly\Bitly;
$c = new Bitly("access token");
$result = $c->shorten("https://www.google.com/");
var_dump($result);
// string(21) "http://bit.ly/1SvUIo8"
```

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 74% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

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 ~47 days

Recently: every ~86 days

Total

9

Last Release

3306d ago

Major Versions

1.2.1 → 2.0.02016-05-12

2.0.0 → 3.0.02016-07-13

3.0.0 → 4.0.02017-04-20

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^5.5.9 || ^7.0

1.1.0PHP ^5.5.9|^7.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5d0f17a08e8038aafdd451317206dda9429dfda2c7cbadb0c0796e25367108d5?d=identicon)[tylercd100](/maintainers/tylercd100)

---

Top Contributors

[![tylercd100](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4522226?v=4)](https://github.com/tylercd100 "tylercd100 (30 commits)")

---

Tags

urlbitlyshortentylercd100zenapply

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/leadthread-php-bitly/health.svg)

```
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```

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