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sharasolns/link-shortener
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Link shortener for php

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laravel-link-shortener
======================

[](#laravel-link-shortener)

Php package to easily shorten your links from .

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Using composer, install it with the following command

```
composer require sharasolns/link-shortener
```

Authentication
--------------

[](#authentication)

You need an api key to use this package, procedure

- Login to your sm account here
- Go to Profile > Settings > ApiKeys or click this link if you are logged in
- Click Add Key, give it a name then submit
- You will be prompted to copy the api key You are done with generating api key, use it in the step below

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To use it, in plain php, below is the code structure

```
$apikey = "Your_Api_ Key";

$shortener = new \Sharasolns\LinkShortener\Links\Shortener($apikey);
$longUrl = "https://example.com/long-url";
$res = $shortener->shortenLink($url);

$shortenedUrl = $res->link->shortened_url

```

###  Health Score

17

—

LowBetter than 6% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity19

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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