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bluevine/ac-column-link-external
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Adds a custom column from the custom field `Link External`

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Admin Columns - Column Template
===============================

[](#admin-columns---column-template)

Welcome to the Admin Columns column template repository. Here you will find a starter-kit for creating a new column for Admin Columns. This start-kit will work as a normal WP plugin.

For more information about creating a new field type, please read the following article:

This template is written for Admin Columns 4.0. The documentation for 3.0 can be found here: .

( credits to Elliot for the readme structure )

### Important

[](#important)

To use this tookit for Admin Columns Pro < 4.3 please use the no-namespace branch instead!

### Structure

[](#structure)

- `/css`: folder for .css files
- `/js`: folder for .js files
- `/languages`: folder for .pot, .po and .mo files
- `ac-COLUMN_NAME.php`: Main plugin file that registers the column
- `ac-column-COLUMN_NAME.php`: Column class with all column logic for the free version
- `acp-column-COLUMN_NAME.php`: Column class with all column logic for the pro version
- `readme.txt`: WordPress readme file to be used by the wordpress repository

### step 1.

[](#step-1)

This template uses `PLACEHOLDERS` such as `COLUMN_NAME` throughout the file names and code. Use the following list of placeholders to do a 'find and replace':

- `COLUMN_NAME`: Single word, no spaces. Underscores allowed. eg. donate\_button
- `COLUMN_LABEL`: Multiple words, can include spaces, visible when selecting a column
- `PLUGIN_URL`: Url to the github or WordPress repository
- `PLUGIN_TAGS`: Comma seperated list of relevant tags
- `DESCRIPTION`: Brief description of the field type, no longer than 2 lines
- `EXTENDED_DESCRIPTION`: Extended description of the field type
- `AUTHOR_NAME`: Name of field type author
- `AUTHOR_URL`: URL to author's website

### step 2.

[](#step-2)

Edit the `ac-COLUMN_NAME.php` file (now renamed using your column name) and change the column type if necessary.

### step 3.

[](#step-3)

Edit the `ac-column-COLUMN_NAME.php` file (now renamed using your column name) and include your custom code in the appropriate functions.

### step 4.

[](#step-4)

Edit this `README.md` file with the appropriate information and delete all content above and including the following line.

---

Admin Columns COLUMN\_LABEL Column
==================================

[](#admin-columns-column_label-column)

DESCRIPTION

---

### Description

[](#description)

EXTENDED\_DESCRIPTION

### Installation

[](#installation)

1. Copy the `ac-column-COLUMN_NAME` folder into your `wp-content/plugins` folder
2. Activate the COLUMN\_LABEL plugin via the plugins admin page
3. Create a new column via Admin Columns and select the COLUMN\_LABEL column
4. Please refer to the description for more info regarding the field type settings

### Changelog

[](#changelog)

Please see `readme.txt` for changelog

###  Health Score

17

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LowBetter than 6% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity36

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![rudyportillo101](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/31315955?v=4)](https://github.com/rudyportillo101 "rudyportillo101 (2 commits)")

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