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rsc/betterblockhints
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Better template block hints for designing Magento2 templates and modifying layout XML

0.1.2(7y ago)87423PHPPHP ~5.6.5|~7

Since Jun 1Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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BetterBlockHints
================

[](#betterblockhints)

Better Block Hints is a very simple Magento2 extension for helping you work with Magento2's templating system. The default block hints don't include a lot of vital information, such as the block name. It's also extremely ugly and can wreak havok on your layout so that you can't really roll with template hints on.

This extension helps address this problem by making block hints toggleable in the browser, and showing much more useful information.

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

[](#installation)

Navigate to your base Magento2 directory (the one with the `app`, `pub`, and `dev` directories and run the command `composer require rsc/betterblockhints --dev`. Then run `bin/magento setup:upgrade`.

Use
---

[](#use)

Turn on [template path hints in Magento 2](https://magecomp.com/blog/enable-template-path-hints-in-magento-2/).

Refresh your page and hold either the **ALT**, **SHIFT**, **CMD**, or **CTRL** keys to show template hints. To get information about a block, hover over it and click it. The block you wanted to learn more about will stay fixed to the middle of the screen until you press any action key again (control, shift, command, or alt).

**Note:** This extension is designed to minimize display errors typically caused by template hints, but may not eliminate them entirely. Test your layouts with hints off to be sure of your changes.

[![Demonstration of BetterBlockHints in Action](demo.gif?raw=true "Demonstration of BetterBlockHints in Action")](demo.gif?raw=true)

###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 94.4% 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 ~306 days

Total

3

Last Release

2705d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)0.1.0PHP ~5.6.5|7.0.2|7.0.4|~7.0.6

0.1.1PHP ~5.6.5|~7.0|~7.1

0.1.2PHP ~5.6.5|~7

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![baublet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3482661?v=4)](https://github.com/baublet "baublet (17 commits)")[![aeno](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/598616?v=4)](https://github.com/aeno "aeno (1 commits)")

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