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PHP String Socializer: Replace text with hash tags and social media links

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phpstringsocializer 1.1GNU General Publi...5HTML, PHP 5, Text processing, Social ...
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This class can replace text with hash tags and social media links.

It takes an given text and an array of hash tag definitions and replaces text that match the tags with # or @ and links to the respective user profiles in social network media sites.

It may just replace the text or convert it to HTML too so it can add the links.

Currently it supports social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google Plus, Tumblr, and Pinterest.

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Sometimes you need to post a text that has references to social network profiles or hash tags.

This class can take a given text and replace user names or hash tags prefixed with @ or # with a list of known tags to be linked to the respective social network pages.

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StringSocializer

StringSocializer is a simple PHP class that converts string into social media rich text. It add hashtags and mentions custimized for each social network

Usage

// Initialize Class
$stringSocializer = new stringSocializer();

// set original String
$originalString = 'El partido estaba igualado sin tantos hasta que el genio de Lionel Messi frotó la lámpara y sacó una jugada mágica de la galera para poner con remate cruzado el 1 a 0. tres minutos después una jugada velóz de Luis Suarez dejó solo a Neymar quien definió suave a la izquierda para decretar el 2 a 0 final.';
$stringSocializer->setOriginalString($originalString);

// Hashtags and Mentions for many social networks
$hashtags = array(
             'facebook' => array(
                    array(
                        'title' => 'LeoMessi',
                        'mention' => 'LeoMessi',
                        'names'   => array('/Lionel Messi/i') 
                    ),
                    array(
                        'title' => 'NeymarJr',
                        'mention' => 'Neymarjr',
                        'names'   => array('/Neymar/i') 
                    ),
                    array(
                        'title' => 'LuisSuarez',
                        'mention' => 'Luis-Suarez-167866666571743',
                        'names'   => array('/Luis Suarez/i') 
                    )
                ),
             'twitter' => array(
                    array(
                        'title' => 'Messi',
                        'hashtag' => 'Messi',
                        'names'  => array('/Lionel Messi/i') 
                    ),
                    array(
                        'title' => 'NeymarJr',
                        'mention' => 'neymarjr',
                        'names'   => array('/Neymar/i') 
                    ),
                    array(
                        'title' => 'LuisSuarez9',
                        'mention' => 'LuisSuarez9',
                        'names'   => array('/Luis Suarez/i') 
                    )
                ),
             'instagram' => array(
                    array(
                        'title' => 'LeoMessi',
                        'mention' => 'leomessi',
                        'names'  => array('/Lionel Messi/i') 
                    ),
                    array(
                        'title' => 'NeymarJr',
                        'mention' => 'neymarjr',
                        'names'   => array('/Neymar/i') 
                    ),
                    array(
                        'title' => 'LuisSuarez9',
                        'mention' => 'LuisSuarez9',
                        'names'   => array('/Luis Suarez/i') 
                    )
                ),
             'googleplus' => array(
                    array(
                        'title' => 'LeoMessi',
                        'hashtag' => 'LeoMessi',
                        'names'   => array('/Lionel Messi/i') 
                    ),
                    array(
                        'title' => 'NeymarJr',
                        'mention' => '110543884226915019329',
                        'names'  => array('/Neymar/i') 
                    ),
                    array(
                        'title' => 'LuisSuarez',
                        'mention' => '117508493298516511885',
                        'names'   => array('/Luis Suarez/i') 
                    )             
                ),
             'tumblr'   => array(),
             'pinterest'   => array(),
             );
$stringSocializer->setHashtags($hashtags);

// You can set the in html or text plain (optional)
$stringSocializer->setHtml(true);

// Socialize string
$stringSocializer->socializeString();

// Get the array result with the string customized for each social network
$arrayResult = $stringSocializer->getStringSocialized();
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