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konekt/smarty3-include-if-exists
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Smarty v3 plugin for specifying conditional inclusion of subtemplates within smarty templates

1.1.2(10y ago)68.5k5[1 issues](https://github.com/fulopattila122/smarty3-include-if-exists/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.2

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Include If Exists compiler plugin for Smarty v3
===============================================

[](#include-if-exists-compiler-plugin-for-smarty-v3)

Summary
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[](#summary)

This is a smarty v3 plugin for specifying conditional inclusion of subtemplates within smarty templates.

[For a similar plugin for smarty v2 click here](http://code.google.com/p/smartyplugin-include-if-exists/)

Usage
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[](#usage)

Use the following syntax in smarty templates: `{include_if_exists file="foo.tpl" else="bar.tpl"}`

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. The easy way: copy the file compiler.include\_if\_exists.php in your smarty plugins directory.
2. The silky way:
    - put the file compiler.include\_if\_exists.php in an arbitrary folder
    - add the plugin dir to smarty upon initialization `$smarty->addPluginsDir("your/path/to/the/files");`

###  Health Score

32

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LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 70% 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 ~6 days

Total

4

Last Release

3655d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![fulopattila122](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1162360?v=4)](https://github.com/fulopattila122 "fulopattila122 (7 commits)")[![uwetews](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1246127?v=4)](https://github.com/uwetews "uwetews (2 commits)")[![mazzucode](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3603345?v=4)](https://github.com/mazzucode "mazzucode (1 commits)")

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Tags

smarty

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