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livy/plumbing-normalize-links
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Normalize the output of WordPress's native "link" in ACF.

1.6.1-alpha(5y ago)250MITPHPPHP ~7.3

Since Oct 2Pushed 5y ago3 watchersCompare

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Normalize Links
===============

[](#normalize-links)

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The purpose of this small package is to ingest the link arrays produced by [ACF’s "link" field type](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/link/), do a bit of logic on them, and provide a nice interface for interacting with that data. It can also accept urls as plain strings.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

ACF field

```
$Link = new Normalized(get_field('some_link'));

$Link->valid(); //whether or not this is a "valid" link
$Link->url(); // the URL of the link
$Link->label(); // the "title" set for this link
$Link->newTab(); // whether this link should be opened in a new tab
$Link->probablyExternal() // if the link is (probably) external or not
```

Simple string

```
$Link = new Normalized('https://www.alwaysblank.org');
```

### Settings

[](#settings)

A small number of settings are also supported, which can be passed when instantiated.

```
$Link = new Normalized(get_field('some_link'), [
    'label' => "Learn More", // Used as a fallback if there is no `title.`
    'external_in_new_tab' => true, // Always open external links in new tab
    'validate' => [
        'url' => false,
        'label' => false,
    ], // Validate url and/or label
]);
```

`label` defaults to "Learn More" and `external_in_new_tab` defaults to `true`. `validate` defaults to *not* validating inputs. You can specify which items (`url` or `label`) to validated, or set `validate` to `true` to validate all items.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95% 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 ~4 days

Total

11

Last Release

2060d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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