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luwes/craft3-codemirror
=======================

Add the awesome in-browser code editor CodeMirror as a field type.

2.0.0(3y ago)1753.9k↓51.1%10[11 issues](https://github.com/luwes/craft-codemirror/issues)MITJavaScriptPHP ^8.0

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CodeMirror plugin for Craft CMS
===============================

[](#codemirror-plugin-for-craft-cms)

Add the awesome in-browser code editor CodeMirror as a field type.

[![Screenshot](resources/img/codemirror-screenshot.png)](resources/img/codemirror-screenshot.png)

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

[](#installation)

To install CodeMirror, follow these steps:

1. Install with Composer via `composer require luwes/craft-codemirror`
2. Install plugin in the Craft Control Panel under Settings > Plugins

CodeMirror works on Craft 3.x and 4.x.

CodeMirror Overview
-------------------

[](#codemirror-overview)

Configuring CodeMirror
----------------------

[](#configuring-codemirror)

Copy the code below, create a file named `code-mirror.php` and place it in the craft config folder to override the default options.

```
return [
    'jsOptions' => [
        'theme' => 'default',
        'lineNumbers' => true,
        'lineWrapping' => true,
        'viewportMargin' => new JsExpression('Infinity'),
    ],
    'modes' => [
        'gfm', // the first mode is enabled by default
        'markdown',
        'htmlmixed',
        'javascript',
        'css',
        'xml',
    ],
    'addons' => [
        'mode/overlay', // needed for gfm (github flavored) mode
    ]
];
```

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###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance7

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity37

Limited adoption so far

Community18

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% 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 ~352 days

Recently: every ~343 days

Total

6

Last Release

1378d ago

Major Versions

1.0.2 → 2.0.02022-08-22

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

codemirrorcraft-plugincraftcmsfieldtypecmsCraftcraftcmscraft-plugincodemirror

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