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renttek/magento2-virtual-controllers
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A module which enables developers to create virtual controllers in Magento 2

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Renttek\_VirtualControllers
===========================

[](#renttek_virtualcontrollers)

Enables creating of routes with "virtual controllers"

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What is a virtual controllers? A virtual controller is a path + an optional layout handle which will be set. With that it is possible to create custom routes where you can place custom blocks to your wishes. (In Magento 2 this is currently only possible by creating a route.xml & a dummy controller action, which returns a `\Magento\Framework\View\Result\Page`)

Comparison
----------

[](#comparison)

Here is a short comparison of the minimal required code to create a custom route (example/page/view) in Magento 2 (given there is already a module My\_Module)

### Vanilla Magento 2

[](#vanilla-magento-2)

<module\_dir>/etc/frontend/routes.xml

```

```

<module\_dir>/Controllers/Page/View.php

```

```

Features
--------

[](#features)

### Handles

[](#handles)

Besides the much simpler creation of custom routes, every route will get a few layout handles set:

- "default"
- "virtual\_controller"
- The given path, but all characters except `[a-z_]` are replaced by underscores. (`example/page/view` => `example_page_view`)

The generated handle can also be set manually in the xml configuration like this:

<module\_dir>/etc/virtual\_controllers.xml

```

```

Routes can also be disabled by setting `disabled=true` in the configuration:

```

```

### Forwards

[](#forwards)

Another feature is the possibility of creating forwards without creating a controller. Forwards are needed if you want to display another URL for a page. (e.g. 'my/shoppingcart' => 'checkout/cart')

```

```

In V1 the attributes `controller` and `action` defaulted to 'index' if not specified. In V2 this is not the case!

Forwards are only URLs/path that **CAN** be called. It does not extend/manipulate url generation in any way.

---

All routes are merged by the path attribute, so it is possible to disable routes from other modules.

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

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 ~116 days

Recently: every ~191 days

Total

8

Last Release

2110d ago

Major Versions

1.1.1 → 2.0.02018-08-15

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

magento2

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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