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webbuilders-group/silverstripe-githubshortcode
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Add a short code for adding GitHub Star and Fork buttons with counts to a HTMLText field.

2.1.0(11mo ago)1601[1 PRs](https://github.com/webbuilders-group/silverstripe-githubshortcode/pulls)BSD-3-ClausePHP

Since Dec 18Pushed 10mo ago3 watchersCompare

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GitHub Short Code
=================

[](#github-short-code)

Add a short code for adding GitHub Star and Fork buttons with counts to a HTMLText field.

Maintainer Contact
------------------

[](#maintainer-contact)

- Ed Chipman ([UndefinedOffset](https://github.com/UndefinedOffset))

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- SilverStripe CMS ^4|^5|^6

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

[](#installation)

- Run composer require webbuilders-group/silverstripe-githubshortcode dev-master in the project folder
- Run dev/build?flush=all to regenerate the manifest

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Usage is pretty straight forward to add GitHub buttons you simply add the following:

```
[github repo="repository owner/repository name"]

```

Optionally you may add layout="stacked" to use a stacked layout (defaults to inline). As well you may also optionally add button="stars" or button="forks" (defaults to both) to only show the star gazers or forks of the repository.

```
[github repo="repository owner/repository name" layout="stacked"]

[github repo="repository owner/repository name" layout="stacked" button="stars"]

```

In 3.1 the short codes above will work as included however the updated syntax for the short code would be (of course layout and button are not required):

```
[github,repo="repository owner/repository name",layout="stacked",button="stars"]

```

#### Configuration Options

[](#configuration-options)

There are a few configuration options available to you:

```
WebbuildersGroup\GitHubShortCode\GitHubShortCode:
    CacheTime: 86400 #Cache time in seconds (default is 1 day, remember the GitHub api is rate limited)
    UseBasicAuth: false #Use GitHub authentication or not
    Username: "your username" #GitHub Username, required if using authentication
    Password: "your password" #GitHub Password, required if using authentication
    UseShortHandNumbers: true #Use short hand numbers i.e 5.6K or not
```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance52

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 53.8% 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

Every ~600 days

Recently: every ~843 days

Total

8

Last Release

331d ago

Major Versions

0.1.1 → 1.0.02016-03-23

1.0.x-dev → 2.0.02017-11-21

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4339255555acb728d7708895663e2a047a73c09f4394aa25bf038817e2d25d44?d=identicon)[WebbuildersGroup](/maintainers/WebbuildersGroup)

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Top Contributors

[![UndefinedOffset](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1391558?v=4)](https://github.com/UndefinedOffset "UndefinedOffset (7 commits)")[![DoggersHusky](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8750719?v=4)](https://github.com/DoggersHusky "DoggersHusky (4 commits)")[![aaronmacpherson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20426496?v=4)](https://github.com/aaronmacpherson "aaronmacpherson (2 commits)")

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Tags

silverstripegithubshortcode

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