Author: Manuel Lemos
Package: PHP Slugify
Usually, this is done by replacing non-ASCII characters with equivalent characters that users can read in the way the characters should sound.
There are many solutions to create a slug text. This package provides a more flexible solution that allows developers to customize how each character is mapped to other characters in the slug text.
This solution may be better when applications need to create slug texts that need to be readable by users that only understand other languages besides English.
About the PHP Slugify Package
The package PHP Slugify is one of the few PHP packages that was considered notable recently because it does something that is worth paying attention.
The basic purpose is: Create a slug text from a given text string
Here follows in more detail what it does:
This class can be used to create a slug text from a given text string.
It can take a given string encoded in UTF-8 and then can replace non-ASCII characters by equivalent strings that only use ASCII text.
The class uses an internal array that is used to defined how the characters are mapped. It also provides a function that can be used to change the mappings of specific characters.
Conclusion
The PHP Slugify can be downloaded from download page or be installed using the PHP Composer tool following instructions in the Composer install instructions page.
This package was considered notable for implementing its benefits in a way that is worth noticing.
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