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maxhoffmann/parsedown-laravel
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A parsedown (markdown) wrapper for Laravel

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Parsedown for Laravel
=====================

[](#parsedown-for-laravel)

A Parsedown wrapper for Laravel to compile markdown to HTML.

[Parsedown](http://parsedown.org/) is fast and supports GitHub flavored markdown.

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

[](#installation)

require package in `composer.json`

```
"require": {
	"laravel/framework": "4.1.*",
	"maxhoffmann/parsedown-laravel": "dev-master"
},
```

add parsedown’s service provider in `config/app.php`

```
'providers' => array(

	'Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ArtisanServiceProvider',
	...
	'Illuminate\Workbench\WorkbenchServiceProvider',

	'MaxHoffmann\Parsedown\ParsedownServiceProvider'
),
```

and parsedown’s facade (also in `config/app.php`)

```
'aliases' => array(

	'App'             => 'Illuminate\Support\Facades\App',
	...
	'View'            => 'Illuminate\Support\Facades\View',

	'Markdown'        => 'MaxHoffmann\Parsedown\ParsedownFacade',

),
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
Markdown::parse('__Hello__ Markdown!');
// returns 'Hello Markdown!'
```

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity41

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1227441?v=4)[Max Hoffmann](/maintainers/maxhoffmann)[@maxhoffmann](https://github.com/maxhoffmann)

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Tags

laravelmarkdownparsedownphp

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