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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. ridenzy/lbh ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) ridenzy/lbh =========== Lightweight blog helpers: SEO, content, and web utilities for PHP. v1.0.2(6mo ago)02MITPHPPHP ^8.1 Since Nov 3Pushed 6mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/ridenzy/lbh)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ridenzy/lbh)[ Docs](https://github.com/ridenzy/lbh)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/ridenzy)[ RSS](/packages/ridenzy-lbh/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (4)Versions (4)Used By (0) LBH — Lightweight Blog Helpers for PHP ====================================== [](#lbh--lightweight-blog-helpers-for-php) > **loadBlogHelpers (LBH)** is a modular collection of PHP utilities designed to simplify blog and content-driven development. > It provides clean helpers for SEO, Slugging, Text Extraction, HTML parsing, and network utilities — ready to drop into any PHP project. 🚀 Real-World Use Case --------------------- [](#-real-world-use-case) Imagine you’re running any PHP-based blog — whether it’s a small CMS you built yourself, a Next.js + PHP hybrid backend, or something like WordPress stripped down. You’ll repeatedly need things like: - Cutting long paragraphs into **short excerpts** for previews. - Showing **estimated reading time** on articles. - Generating **SEO meta tags** and **OpenGraph** data for social sharing. - Making clean, readable **URLs and slugs**. - Paginating article lists. - Building a **Table of Contents** from article headings. - Generating **RSS feeds** or **Sitemap XML**. Rather than coding those from scratch every time, you build this once → then just `composer require ridenzy/lbh` in any future project. It becomes your **personal developer toolkit** for all content-based sites. --- 🚀 Features ---------- [](#-features) - **SEO Helpers** → Easily generate meta tags, sitemaps, canonical URLs, and analyze page text. - **Content Helpers** → Slugify titles, extract keywords, parse HTML, and format text. - **Page Helpers** → Make lightweight HTTP requests, strip markup, and extract visible DOM text. - **PSR-4 Autoloading** → Installable and extendable as a modern Composer package. - **Framework-Agnostic** → Works in plain PHP, Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, or custom stacks. --- 📦 Installation -------------- [](#-installation) From [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ridenzy/lbh): ``` composer require ridenzy/lbh:^1.0 ``` --- \***Or directly from GitHub:** ``` composer config repositories.lbh '{"type":"vcs","url":"https://github.com/ridenzy/lbh"}' composer require ridenzy/lbh:dev-main ``` --- Possible to add features, More to come: \--> 🔍 **2. SEO, Metadata & Social Sharing** | `keywords_from_content(text)` | Auto-generates keyword list by frequency analysis. | SEO auto-tagging or content suggestions. | ✅ | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | \--> 📚 **3. Post Management & Relationships** `filter_by_tag(posts, tag)`Filters posts array by a specific tag.Tag-based archive pages.`group_by_month(posts)`Groups posts by publish month/year.Archives section.\--> 🗺️ **4. Feeds, Discovery & Automation** `ping_search_engines(sitemap_url)`Sends sitemap update to Google/Bing.Triggered on new post publish.`feed_to_json(rss_url)`Parses RSS XML into JSON.Feed readers, integrations.`notify_subscribers(post)`Sends email or webhook notification for new post.Newsletter, push notifications.`schedule_publish(post_id, datetime)`Delays publication until a given time.Scheduled posts.\--> 🖼️ **5. Image & Media Handling** `generate_thumbnail(image_path, width, height)`Creates smaller preview images.Blog home/featured posts.`lazy_load_image_tag(src, alt)`Returns `` tag.Improves performance.`optimize_image(image_path)`Compresses images before upload.Faster page loading.`embed_video(url)`Converts YouTube/Vimeo link into responsive embed code.Inline media embedding.\--> 🔐 **6. Authentication & Admin Helpers** `login(email, password)`Authenticates a user.Blog admin dashboard.`logout()`Clears session.User account management.`check_auth()`Ensures a session is valid.Protecting admin pages.`hash_password(password)`Uses `password_hash()` for secure storage.Registration and login.`verify_password(password, hash)`Validates a given password.Login check.\--> 🧰 **7. Database & Storage** `connect_db(config)`Creates PDO/MySQL connection.Core data access layer.`fetch_posts(limit, offset)`Retrieves posts from DB.Blog index or API.`save_post(data)`Inserts or updates post data.Admin editor save action.`delete_post(id)`Deletes post safely.Admin deletion.`backup_database()`Creates SQL backup of posts and metadata.Site maintenance.\--> 📤 **8. API & Integration Functions** `api_get(endpoint, params)`Performs GET request to remote API.Pulls comments, stats, or external data.`api_post(endpoint, data)`Posts to remote API (e.g., webhook).Newsletter automation.`webhook_receive(payload)`Handles inbound webhook.Auto-publishing, integrations.`json_response(data, status=200)`Outputs clean JSON for frontend.REST API endpoints.`markdown_to_html(markdown)`Converts markdown to HTML.Editor or import/export feature.\--> 📈 **9. Analytics, Stats & Optimization** `count_views(post_id)`Increments a post’s view count.Popular posts widget.`most_viewed(posts, limit)`Returns top posts by views.Sidebar popularity list.`record_referrer()`Logs where a visitor came from.Analytics and insights.`ab_test_render(variants)`Randomly selects between A/B content.Experimentation.`cache_page(key, html, ttl)`Saves rendered HTML to cache.Performance optimization.\--> 🧩 **10. Frontend Presentation Helpers** `render_post_card(post)`Returns an HTML snippet for a post preview.Home and category pages.`breadcrumb(path_array)`Builds breadcrumb navigation.SEO + UX improvement.`format_date(date, locale)`Displays date in friendly format.“Published on Oct 26, 2025”.`highlight_search(query, text)`Highlights search term in preview.On search results page.`truncate_html(html, limit)`Safely shortens HTML while keeping tags balanced.Preview snippets.🧭 **11. Developer & Maintenance Functions** ----------------------------------------------- [](#-11-developer--maintenance-functions) `clear_cache()`Clears cached HTML/pages.Admin maintenance button.`rebuild_index()`Regenerates search index or sitemap.After mass updates.`export_json(posts)`Exports all posts to JSON.Backup or static site generator.`import_json(file)`Imports posts from JSON file.Migration from another CMS.`env(key, default)`Reads environment variables.Config management.🧱 **12. Special Use-Case Helpers** ---------------------------------- [](#-12-special-use-case-helpers) `generate_excerpt_image_overlay(title, cover)`Creates a text overlay image (title on cover).Social share image automation.`create_post_slug_from_id(id, title)`Makes unique slugs combining ID + title.Avoids duplicate URLs.`auto_save_draft(content)`Autosaves during editing.Editor session recovery.`generate_share_links(url, title)`Builds share URLs for Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.“Share this post” buttons.`shortcode_parser(content)`Replaces `[gallery]` or `[video]` with HTML.Extensible post content.--- At the end of this project: =========================== [](#at-the-end-of-this-project) Extend the Blog Helpers project into a proper “Publishing Module” — one that can be run as a CLI command (php blog-helpers publish) to automatically regenerate RSS + Sitemap + image metadata for sites. That would make it a production-grade tool. ### Health Score 32 — LowBetter than 72% of packages Maintenance67 Regular maintenance activity Popularity2 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity46 Maturing project, gaining track record 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. 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