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fantasticmachine/existential
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A simple Craft 3 plugin which adds a Twig filter for checking whether a file exists

v1.0.4(1y ago)323[1 issues](https://github.com/fantasticmachine/existential/issues)MITPHPCI failing

Since Aug 23Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

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Existential plugin for Craft CMS
================================

[](#existential-plugin-for-craft-cms)

Check whether a file exists

[![Screenshot](resources/screenshots/plugin_logo.png)](resources/screenshots/plugin_logo.png) <-- this is irony

Existential Overview
--------------------

[](#existential-overview)

A simple Craft 3 plugin which adds a Twig filter for checking whether a file exists

For the Craft 2 version see  \[\]

Configuring Existential
-----------------------

[](#configuring-existential)

No configuration is necessary

Using Existential
-----------------

[](#using-existential)

Use it like this, `{% if asset.getUrl() | fileExists %}`

The plugin will return 'true' if the file exists and 'false' if otherwise.

Existential Roadmap
-------------------

[](#existential-roadmap)

Some things to do, and ideas for potential features:

- Release it
- Have a beer

Brought to you by [Pete Eveleigh](https://moresoda.co.uk)

###  Health Score

33

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LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance41

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 81.3% 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~691 days

Total

4

Last Release

386d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b8e690124d85118e261863967df19f807c46ff845d1ec0791fe5bae9aa1be8ee?d=identicon)[fmachine](/maintainers/fmachine)

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Top Contributors

[![peteeveleigh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/827065?v=4)](https://github.com/peteeveleigh "peteeveleigh (13 commits)")[![davidhellmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/764292?v=4)](https://github.com/davidhellmann "davidhellmann (2 commits)")[![tyssen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/370290?v=4)](https://github.com/tyssen "tyssen (1 commits)")

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cmsCraftcraftcmscraft-pluginexistential

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