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swiegmann/kirby-alternate-templates
===================================

This Kirby CMS-Plugin applies custom templates based on slugs.

1.0.0(6mo ago)00MITPHPPHP >=8.1.0 <8.4.0

Since Nov 14Pushed 6mo agoCompare

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Kirby Alternate Templates
=========================

[](#kirby-alternate-templates)

This [Kirby CMS](https://www.getkirby.com)-Plugin applies custom templates based on slugs.

Summary
-------

[](#summary)

- Replaces any template for a given slug
- Supports descendant pathes
- Supports multilanguage-setups
- Advantages:
    - Affected pages still use the same blueprint, but you have control of the frontend output (aka "Art Direction") without content/data-changes in the backend
- Disadvantages:
    - In case of slug-changes the templates must be renamed according the current path
- **Disclaimer:** This plugin extends the core-class `Template` and may conflict with other plugins that do so

Prerequisites
-------------

[](#prerequisites)

- Kirby 4+

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

[](#installation)

### Download

[](#download)

Download and copy this repository to `/site/plugins/kirby-alternate-templates`.

### Git submodule

[](#git-submodule)

```
git submodule add https://github.com/swiegmann/kirby-alternate-templates.git site/plugins/kirby-alternate-templates

```

### Composer

[](#composer)

```
composer require swiegmann/kirby-alternate-templates

```

Use-Case
--------

[](#use-case)

You have a template-file, e.g. `/site/templates/category.php` and want to apply a custom template for a given slug, e.g. `domain.com/some-path/my-special-category` - but still keeping the same blueprint for the records.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Create a new template file with one of the following filenames to apply the template to

[](#create-a-new-template-file-with-one-of-the-following-filenames-to-apply-the-template-to)

#### ... exactly the slug:

[](#-exactly-the-slug)

```
/site/templates/[template-name]--[slug].php

```

*e.g.: /site/templates/category--news.php*.

You can always apply it to deeper slug-pathes:

```
/site/templates/[template-name]--[slug]--[slug].php

```

*e.g.: /site/templates/category--news--culture.php.*

#### ... the slug and all subpages of the same blueprint:

[](#-the-slug-and-all-subpages-of-the-same-blueprint)

```
/site/templates/[template-name]--[slug]--.php

```

*e.g.: site/templates/category--news--.php*.

#### ... exactly the slug for a specific language:

[](#-exactly-the-slug-for-a-specific-language)

```
/site/templates/[template-name]--[slug]--[language-code].php

```

*e.g.: site/templates/category--news--en.php*.

#### ... the slug and all subpages of the same blueprint for a specific language:

[](#-the-slug-and-all-subpages-of-the-same-blueprint-for-a-specific-language)

```
/site/templates/[template-name]--[slug]--[language-code]--.php

```

*e.g.: site/templates/category--news--en--.php*.

Global Configuration
--------------------

[](#global-configuration)

Configure global settings in your `config.php` file:

```
return [
  'swiegmann.kirby-alternate-templates' => [
    'enabled' => true
  ]
];
```

OptionDefaultTypeDescription`enabled``true`boolEn-/Disable pluginLicense
-------

[](#license)

[MIT License](https://github.com/swiegmann/kirby-menu/blob/main/LICENSE) Copyright © 2025-present swiegmann

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance69

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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

180d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f883f2015da18a2867f0fad57b3bb932a06078a6b0951ed6662bed8b972ae5b3?d=identicon)[swiegmann](/maintainers/swiegmann)

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Top Contributors

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