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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. soatok/cupcake ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) soatok/cupcake ============== PHP utility for building and processing forms v0.1.0(3y ago)30351[4 issues](https://github.com/soatok/cupcake/issues)ISCPHPPHP ^8 Since Jul 6Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/soatok/cupcake)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/soatok/cupcake)[ RSS](/packages/soatok-cupcake/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4d ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (5)Versions (2)Used By (0) [![Cupcake](docs/headers/cupcake.png)](docs/headers/cupcake.png) ================================================================ [](#) [![Build Status](https://github.com/soatok/cupcake/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/soatok/cupcake/actions)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1d5f4ebb2054e92fb84daaf41778b4a7536b13d8f68a6d211f661951c978a2a1/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f736f61746f6b2f63757063616b652f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/soatok/cupcake)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/49d515f813bca3722e1bce744a04d1f1f430eadd388238d6de6f055f7d7b471d/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f736f61746f6b2f63757063616b652f762f756e737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/soatok/cupcake)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3f702be78c69910d7cdbd4c30e9b572c754523ea7a288ab35ff7c62e48e7f26a/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f736f61746f6b2f63757063616b652f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/soatok/cupcake) Sweet and fast form processing for PHP projects. **Requires PHP 8 or newer.** Installation ------------ [](#installation) Use Composer to install this library: ``` composer require soatok/cupcake ``` To learn how to use Cupcake, please see the **[Documentation](docs)** online. Questions and Answers --------------------- [](#questions-and-answers) ### Why "Cupcake"? [](#why-cupcake) Wordplay! The German word for a cupcake mold is förmchen. ### What Does Cupcake Do That Other Form Libraries Don't? [](#what-does-cupcake-do-that-other-form-libraries-dont) Three things: Security, simplicity, and ease-of-use. First, I designed Cupcake with [security as its first principle](docs#-tenets-of-cupcake). This doesn't *just* mean the bare basics like preventing cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and cross-site request forgery. Secure form processing means ensuring that [input validation isn't only performed client-side](https://soatok.blog/2020/04/27/why-server-side-input-validation-matters/). To that end, Cupcake uses [Ionizer](https://github.com/paragonie/ionizer) for input filtering. Second, Cupcake's interface is deliberately simple and intuitive. Piece o' cake! Finally, Cupcake is easy to integrate with other platforms and frameworks, by design. Cupcake has minimal dependencies and is unlikely to conflict with your existing framework dependencies or explode the code size to an unreasonable level. (In the future, I will also provide shims for popular frameworks and ORMs.) ### How Do I Use Cupcake? [](#how-do-i-use-cupcake) See the [Documentation](docs) directory. If the documentation isn't helpful, please [file an issue on Github](https://github.com/soatok/cupcake/issues/new). ### What's With the Cupcake Mascot? [](#whats-with-the-cupcake-mascot) Their name is **[Neophyte](docs/Neophyte)**! (They/them pronouns.) Neophyte is a character owned by [Soatok](https://soatok.blog)(the creator of Cupcake) to represent people who read his blog or use his open source software. ### Is Cupcake a Furry Project? [](#is-cupcake-a-furry-project) [![Yes!](docs/Soatok/Soatok-Yes.png)](docs/Soatok/Soatok-Yes.png) The author, Soatok, is a furry. [The mascot](docs/Neophyte)is a protogen (a fictitious species created within the furry fandom, for the furry fandom to enjoy). You can learn more about the Furry Fandom [here](https://soatok.blog/2020/04/23/never-underestimate-the-furry-fandom/). ### Is Cupcake API-Stable? [](#is-cupcake-api-stable) No, not until version 1.0.0 has been tagged. ### Health Score 22 — LowBetter than 22% of packages Maintenance17 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity17 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity37 Early-stage or recently created project Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 94.9% 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. ### Release Activity Cadence Unknown Total 1 Last Release 1410d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/62964206396b67fb3a8985b19dc274f74b1a9232374e189577c0f1388fdc73f2?d=identicon)[soatok](/maintainers/soatok) --- Top Contributors [![soatok](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8157726?v=4)](https://github.com/soatok "soatok (37 commits)")[![webbird](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/147354?v=4)](https://github.com/webbird "webbird (2 commits)") --- Tags formsfurryfurry-fandomhtml5php8secure-by-defaultsecure-by-design ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPsalm Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/soatok-cupcake/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/soatok-cupcake/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/soatok-cupcake) ``` ### Alternatives [civicrm/civicrm-core Open source constituent relationship management for non-profits, NGOs and advocacy organizations. 728272.9k20](/packages/civicrm-civicrm-core)[caxy/php-htmldiff A library for comparing two HTML files/snippets and highlighting the differences using simple HTML. 21520.9M15](/packages/caxy-php-htmldiff)[getdkan/dkan DKAN Open Data Catalog 385135.4k2](/packages/getdkan-dkan)[verbb/formie The most user-friendly forms plugin for Craft. 101372.9k40](/packages/verbb-formie)[paragonie/random-lib A Library For Generating Secure Random Numbers 703.3M26](/packages/paragonie-random-lib)[stevebauman/hypertext The best HTML to text transformer 171472.6k2](/packages/stevebauman-hypertext) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)