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[Localization & i18n](/categories/localization) 4. / 5. orisai/cron-expression-explainer ActiveLibrary[Localization & i18n](/categories/localization) orisai/cron-expression-explainer ================================ Human-readable cron expressions 1.1.1(1y ago)848.7k↓13.3%3[1 issues](https://github.com/orisai/cron-expression-explainer/issues)2MPL-2.0PHPPHP 7.4 - 8.4CI passing Since Apr 22Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/orisai/cron-expression-explainer)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/orisai/cron-expression-explainer)[ Docs](https://github.com/orisai/cron-expression-explainer)[ RSS](/packages/orisai-cron-expression-explainer/feed)WikiDiscussions v1.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (14)Versions (4)Used By (2) [![Orisai](https://github.com/orisai/.github/raw/main/images/repo_title.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/orisai/.github/blob/main/images/repo_title.png?raw=true) Cron Expression Explainer ================================================================================================================================================================================================ [](#cron-expression-explainer) Human-readable cron expressions πŸ“„ Check out our [documentation](docs/README.md). πŸ’Έ If you like Orisai, please [make a donation](https://orisai.dev/sponsor). 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Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** β€” Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** β€” Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** β€” Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~83 days Total 4 Last Release 506d ago PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.4.0 <8.3.0 1.1.1PHP 7.4 - 8.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20974277?v=4)[Marek BartoΕ‘](/maintainers/mabar)[@mabar](https://github.com/mabar) --- Top Contributors [![mabar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20974277?v=4)](https://github.com/mabar "mabar (38 commits)")[![semisedlak](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1753633?v=4)](https://github.com/semisedlak "semisedlak (1 commits)") --- Tags croncrontabfrequencyi18ninternationalizationintervall10nlocalizationorisairecurringscheduleschedulerschedulingtasktranslationschedulerlocalizationinternationalizationi18nl10ntranslationcronschedulerecurringtaskintervalschedulingcrontabfrequencyorisai ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/orisai-cron-expression-explainer/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/orisai-cron-expression-explainer/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/orisai-cron-expression-explainer) ``` ### Alternatives [orisai/scheduler Cron job scheduler - with locks, parallelism and more 4037.1k4](/packages/orisai-scheduler)[inpsyde/multilingual-press Simply THE multisite-based free open source plugin for your multilingual websites. 2414.0k1](/packages/inpsyde-multilingual-press)[skillshare/formatphp Internationalize PHP apps. 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