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ph-7/html-to-text
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Lightweight package to convert HTML code to plain text (handy for plain text email format).
v2.0.1(3y ago)128.8kโ250%33MITPHPPHP >=7.4.0CI passing
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HTML to Plain Text
==================
[](#html-to-plain-text)
A simple, lightweight, and effective "**HTML to Plain Text**" converter for your PHP projects ๐ช
๐ Overview
----------
[](#-overview)
[](https://ko-fi.com/phenry)
**Simple. Clean. Efficient.** Just what you need to convert HTML code into plain text ๐งน
๐ PHP Requirement
-----------------
[](#-php-requirement)
- [PHP v7.4](https://www.php.net/releases/7_4_0.php) or newer.
๐ Installation
--------------
[](#-installation)
```
composer require ph-7/html-to-text
```
If you don't already use composer in your project, include [Composer's autoload](https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#autoloading) as shown below in your main PHP index file of your project.
```
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
```
๐ฅณ Usage
-------
[](#-usage)
```
use PH7\HtmlToText\Convert;
$htmlCode = 'Some random paragraphs...';
$this->html2Text = new Convert($htmlCode);
$plainText = $this->html2Text->getText();
echo $plainText;
```
๐ Who cooked it?
----------------
[](#-who-cooked-it)
[](https://ph7.me "Pierre-Henry Soria personal website")
[](https://x.com/phenrysay "Follow Me on X") [](https://www.youtube.com/@pH7Programming/videos "YouTube Tech Videos") [](https://github.com/pH-7 "My GitHub profile")
**[Pierre-Henry Soria](https://ph7.me)**. A super passionate, zen & pragmatic software engineer ๐ Cheese & dark chocolate lover! ๐ง๐ซ๐
๏ธโ๏ธ Are you enjoying it...? You could **[offer me a coffee](https://ko-fi.com/phenry)** if you wish ๐
Projects using it ๐
-------------------
[](#projects-using-it-)
- [pH7Builder](https://github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-CMS) - [composer.json](https://github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-CMS/blob/99e16af40cbc9bb4de64d1c32e5c49f54a4717c2/composer.json#L73)
โ๏ธ License
----------
[](#๏ธ-license)
**HTML to Text** is generously distributed under *[MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)* ๐ Enjoy!
### Health Score
43
โ
FairBetter than 90% of packages
Maintenance62
Regular maintenance activity
Popularity32
Limited adoption so far
Community15
Small or concentrated contributor base
Maturity52
Maturing project, gaining track record
Bus Factor1
Top contributor holds 100% of commits โ single point of failure
How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** โ Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.
**Popularity (30%)** โ Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.
**Community (15%)** โ Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.
**Maturity (30%)** โ Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.
### Release Activity
Cadence
Every ~139 days
Total
4
Last Release
1108d ago
Major Versions
v1.1.0 โ v2.0.02022-04-25
### Community
Maintainers
[ph-7](/maintainers/ph-7)
---
Top Contributors
[](https://github.com/pH-7 "pH-7 (21 commits)")
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### Code Quality
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