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websharks/php-markdown
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PHP Markdown Fork

170729(8y ago)06531BSD-3-ClausePHP >=5.3.0

Since Jan 12Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/websharks/php-markdown)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/websharks/php-markdown)[ Docs](https://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/)[ RSS](/packages/websharks-php-markdown/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 2mo ago

READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (24)Used By (1)

### README not available

The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/websharks/php-markdown).

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

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 ~79 days

Recently: every ~28 days

Total

22

Last Release

3211d ago

Major Versions

1.7.0 → 170405.12142017-04-05

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

markdown

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