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orangecat/templatesymlinks
==========================

Allows reaching templates with Symlinks

1.0.0(5y ago)12PHPPHP ~7.1.3||~7.2.0||~7.3.0

Since Jul 3Pushed 5y ago2 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/olivertar/m2_templatesymlinks)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/orangecat/templatesymlinks)[ RSS](/packages/orangecat-templatesymlinks/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 5d ago

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M2 Template Link
================

[](#m2-template-link)

Magento does not allow symlinks to templates (.phtml) that are outside of the Magento filesystem. This module allows modifying this characteristic.

This module will allow us to keep the code under development isolated from the Magento installation.

It is especially useful when you need to test a module in different Magento versions.

This module should only be used for development purposes as it violates some security measures to fulfill its purpose.

This module has been developed for Magento +2.3.x

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

[](#installation)

The extension can be installed via `composer`. To proceed, run these commands in your terminal:

```
cd /to/root/magento/install
composer require orangecat/templatesymlinks
php bin/magento module:enable Orangecat_TemplateSymlinks
php bin/magento setup:upgrade

```

If you need to use it in production mode, these commands will also be necessary:

```
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

```

Note
----

[](#note)

You must first enable symlinks by going to Admin > Stores > Configuration > Advanced > Developer > Template Settings and setting the Allow Symlinks option to Yes.

Symlink
-------

[](#symlink)

Example of how to create a Symlink

ln -s /path/to/your/module/under/development/directory/Vendor/YorModuleName YorModuleName

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2143d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2b0424a2b27fcf1f5c4362f5ab7f4fc78b56dfffe4897c4fd8177623b50fb953?d=identicon)[olivertar](/maintainers/olivertar)

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Top Contributors

[![olivertar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/959440?v=4)](https://github.com/olivertar "olivertar (1 commits)")

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