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mikjaer/simpletpl
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SimpleTpl is a simple Smarty-like template engine

1.0.0(10y ago)026GPLv2 or BSDPHP

Since May 10Pushed 4mo ago1 watchersCompare

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SimpleTpl v.1.0
===============

[](#simpletpl-v10)

A lightweight PHP Template engine, designed to replace Smarty.

Project goals:
--------------

[](#project-goals)

- Warning-free, neat and easy understanbable (and thereby maintainable and extensible) code
- Small and durable solution for places where a true template enginge susch as Jinja2 is overkill

FAQ
===

[](#faq)

**Q: Why no {section}{/section} controlstructure?**
A: It has been replace with {for} and {foreach}, the behaviour of a given function should not be dictated by it' parameters but by the functionname itself.

**Q: How do i get started?**
A: Download example.php, example.tpl and SimpleTpl.class.php and read the code, play around with it, it's pretty self-explanatory.

More details in getting-started.txt.

**Q: What's the license?**
A: GNU GPL v2 or MIT BSD, i reserve the right to re-release the code and any contributions under a different license under my choosing. If you want this software under another license, please contact me.

**Q: Can i make money using this code?**
A: Sure, just keep my name in the credits and drop me a line if you do.

**Q: What's the futue plans for this library? (2026)**
A: I plan to PHP8-ify the code, and add Jinja2 like functions.

###  Health Score

35

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LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance52

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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

3702d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1256882?v=4)[Mikkel Mikjaer Christensen](/maintainers/Mikjaer)[@Mikjaer](https://github.com/Mikjaer)

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Top Contributors

[![Mikjaer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1256882?v=4)](https://github.com/Mikjaer "Mikjaer (38 commits)")

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