Title: SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins Author: Niels Lange Published: June 12, 2023 Last modified: March 20, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev =2924943) ![](https://ps.w.org/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=2924943) # SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins By [Niels Lange](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nielslange/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins.1.4.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/) ## Description **SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins** is a powerful WordPress plugin designed to prevent the accidental deletion or updating of symlinked plugins. It is an essential tool for developers who use symbolic links (symlinks) for plugin development or deployment. When working with WordPress, it is quite common to symlink plugins for various reasons. For example, you might want to test changes without affecting the original plugin, or symlink plugins across multiple sites for easy updates. However, WordPress, by default, does not distinguish between regular and symlinked plugins on the admin plugins page. This can lead to unintended deletions or updates. **SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins** addresses this by adding visible indicators to symlinked plugins and adjusting their options. ### Features ### Indicate Symlinked Plugins The plugin adds a ‘Symlinked’ text indicator in front of the action row of each symlinked plugin on the WordPress plugins page. This makes it visually clear which plugins are symlinked, helping you to avoid mistakes. ### Adjust Plugin Actions For symlinked plugins, the plugin removes the delete button when the plugin is inactive, ensuring that you cannot accidentally delete symlinked plugins. Furthermore, it removes the option to enable auto-updates for symlinked plugins to prevent unintentional updates. ### Custom Styling The plugin comes with an admin CSS file that you can customize to adjust how symlinked plugins are displayed. ### Contribute Contributions are more than welcome. Simply head over to [Github](https://github.com/nielslange/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins) and open an issue or a pull request. ## Screenshots [[ ## Installation 1. Upload `smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1beda14f19fa93030ba2c66359dc270286820af6c667cdfeb4e87833c747f3a0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Must have tool!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/must-have-tool-21/)󠁿 [royho](https://profiles.wordpress.org/royho/) June 13, 2023 1 reply Very useful tool if you’re a developer. It correctly highlights all plugins that are symlinked and prevents me from accidentally update/delete them. Good job! [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Niels Lange ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nielslange/) “SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “SMNTCS Show Symlinked Plugins” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.4 (2025.03.20) * Test up to WP 6.8 #### 1.3 (2023.10.24) * Encapsulated JS within anonymous function #### 1.2 (2023.10.21) * Test up to WP 6.4 #### 1.1 (2023.06.12) * Add screenshot #### 1.0 (2023.05.15) * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.4** * Last updated **1 year ago** * Active installations **60+** * WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/), [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/), and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins) * Tag * [plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugins/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smntcs-show-symlinked-plugins/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Niels Lange ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nielslange/) ## Support Got something to say? 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