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madnesscode/copyscape
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Copyscape API

1.0.0(8y ago)1831MITPHP

Since Feb 22Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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Copyscape API For PHP
=====================

[](#copyscape-api-for-php)

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

[](#installation)

The Copyscape API can be installed with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). Run this command:

```
composer require madnesscode/copyscape
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

> **Note:** This version of the API requires PHP 5.6 or greater.

Example

```
use MadnessCODE\Copyscape\Api;
```

Use copyscape username and API key for credentials:

```
$copyscape = new Api('my_username', 'my_api_key');
```

Enable test mode:

```
$copyscape->setTestMode();
```

Check your account balance:

```
$result = $copyscape->getBalance();
print_r($result);
```

Url search:

```
$result = $copyscape->urlSearch('http://www.copyscape.com/example.html');
print_r($result);
```

Text search:

```
$result = $copyscape->textSearch('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.');
print_r($result);
```

Complete documentation is available [here](https://www.copyscape.com/api-guide.php).

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3004d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ef7b40ff7696949c190205fc9a1ff21f3f7ee18344fa74bc5e7606ed8ba23941?d=identicon)[MadnessCODE](/maintainers/MadnessCODE)

---

Top Contributors

[![MadnessCODE](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5583360?v=4)](https://github.com/MadnessCODE "MadnessCODE (9 commits)")

###  Code Quality

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