Global Helpers

capitalize() — Capitalizes all words in the text to create a nicer looking title.
controller() — Creates and returns a controller object with your own custom name and params.
deobfuscateParam() — Deobfuscates a value.
distanceOfTimeInWords() — Pass in two dates to this method, and it will return a string describing the difference between them.
excerpt() — Extracts an excerpt from text that matches the first instance of a given phrase.
humanize() — Returns readable text by capitalizing and converting camel casing to multiple words.
hyphenize() — Converts camelCase strings to lowercase strings with hyphens as word delimiters instead. Example: myVariable becomes my-
mimeTypes() — Returns an associated MIME type based on a file extension.
model() — Returns a reference to the requested model so that class level methods can be called on it.
obfuscateParam() — Obfuscates a value. Typically used for hiding primary key values when passed along in the URL.
pluginNames() — Returns a list of the names of all installed plugins.
pluralize() — Returns the plural form of the passed in word. Can also pluralize a word based on a value passed to the count</cod


singularize() — Returns the singular form of the passed in word.
timeAgoInWords() — Returns a string describing the approximate time difference between the date passed in and the current date.
timeUntilInWords() — Returns a string describing the approximate time difference between the current date and the date passed in.
titleize() — Capitalizes all words in the text to create a nicer looking title.
truncate() — Truncates text to the specified length and replaces the last characters with the specified truncate string (which defaul
URLFor() — Creates an internal URL based on supplied arguments.
wordTruncate() — Truncates text to the specified length of words and replaces the remaining characters with the specified truncate string