Plugin Symlink

This plugin modifies a content management system's behavior to allow its extensions to be loaded from a symbolic link (symlink) instead of the default directory. It is designed for developers who manage their plugin code in a separate location, such as a version-controlled repository, and need to link it into a live or staging site for testing.

• Symlinked Plugin Directory: The core function redirects the system to read plugins from a symlinked folder you specify, breaking the dependency on having all code physically inside the main installation's plugins folder.
• Simple Installation: Setup involves cloning the repository into a subdirectory within your existing plugins folder and activating it through the admin interface. The plugin's name is designed to sort alphabetically first to ensure proper loading order.
• Development Workflow Enhancement: By using a symlink, developers can maintain plugin code in an independent project folder, making version control (e.g., Git) operations cleaner and avoiding the need to copy files back and forth during development.
• Manual Updates: Updates to the plugin itself are performed by pulling the latest changes from its Git repository, as it does not appear in the standard plugin update mechanism of the admin dashboard.