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phile/template-smarty
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Use smarty template parser for PhileCMS

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phileTemplateSmarty
===================

[](#philetemplatesmarty)

[Smarty](http://www.smarty.net/docs/en/)(version 3.1.15 included) template parser for [PhileCMS](https://github.com/PhileCMS/Phile)

### 1.1 Installation (composer)

[](#11-installation-composer)

```
php composer.phar require phile/template-smarty:*

```

### 1.2 Installation (Download)

[](#12-installation-download)

- Install the latest version of [Phile](https://github.com/PhileCMS/Phile)
- Clone this repo into `plugins/phile/templateSmarty`

### 2. Activation

[](#2-activation)

After you have installed the plugin. You need to add the following line to your `config.php` file:

```
$config['plugins']['phile\\templateSmarty'] = array('active' => true);

```

Modify your `config.php` file:

```
$config['plugins'] = array(
  // disable the Twig template engine
  'phile\\templateTwig' => array('active' => false),
  // enable the Smarty template engine
  'phile\\templateSmarty' => array('active' => true)
);
```

### Disclaimer

[](#disclaimer)

Due to the nature of the Page model in Phile, and the fact that Smarty doesn't like objects, there are some slightly different properties available to the `pages` array.

- title
- url
- content
- meta

This covers most of the things that the `pages` array covers in Twig.

### Not a drop in replacement for Twig

[](#not-a-drop-in-replacement-for-twig)

If you have not used Smarty before, please read the [docs](http://www.smarty.net/docs/en/) because there are a few differences in syntax, and philosophy, over Twig.

I have included an index.tpl file to show how to recreate the index page from the default theme.

### Why use this over Twig

[](#why-use-this-over-twig)

- You prefer Smarty syntax/style/philosophy
- Smarty has a large community than Twig (Smarty is older)
- Some argue Smarty is faster than Twig

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% 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.

### Community

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