# yireo/magento2-additional-block-template
> N/A
`composer require yireo/magento2-additional-block-template`
Canonical URL: https://packagento.com/yireo/magento2-additional-block-template
## At a glance
- **Vendor**: yireo (https://packagento.com/yireo.md)
- **Latest version**: 0.0.4 — released 2025-10-22
- **Pricing**: Free
- **Package type**: Magento 2 module
- **Status**: active, accepting new buyers
## Installation
Packagento is licence-gated, so even free packages need a licence on a project before Composer can resolve them.
1. **Sign in or create an account** at https://packagento.com/customer/account/.
2. **Add the package to your account.** Open https://packagento.com/yireo/magento2-additional-block-template and complete the free checkout. A licence is minted automatically.
3. **Create or pick a project, then activate the licence on it.**
- Projects represent the Magento installs you deploy to. Manage them at https://packagento.com/projects/.
- Activate the new licence on the project you'll deploy this package to. Activation is what generates the Composer credentials scoped to that project.
4. **Add the project credentials to your Magento codebase.**
Grab the project's public + private key from https://packagento.com/projects/ (open the project, then its Credentials tab), and add them to `auth.json`:
```json
{
"http-basic": {
"packagento.com": {
"username": "ppk_live_...",
"password": "psk_live_..."
}
}
}
```
Add the Packagento Composer repository to `composer.json`:
```json
{
"repositories": [
{ "type": "composer", "url": "https://packagento.com" }
]
}
```
5. **Install and apply.**
```bash
composer require yireo/magento2-additional-block-template:*
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento setup:di:compile
bin/magento cache:flush
```
## What it does
N/A
## README
**A Magento 2 module to allow for additional templates to be rendered, besides the original template.**
#### Overview
When the Magento frontend renders its storefront, it uses the XML layout to position blocks all around. Each block can be rendered via a template and by default, this means that one block only has one template. Adding a new template right before the original template but with a new `` definition causes another `$block` object to be created. This module overcomes this shortcoming and simply allows you to add multiple templates to one single `$block` instance.
#### Installation
```bash
composer require yireo/magento2-additional-block-template
bin/magento module:enable Yireo_AdditionalBlockTemplate
```
#### Usage
Using the XML layout, you can reference a certain block and add your own template in front of the original template (`before`), after the original template (`after`) or right before the final closing tag in the original template (`nest`):
```xml
-
- Yireo_Example::example-before.phtml
- before
-
- Yireo_Example::example-after.phtml
- after
-
- Yireo_Example::example-nest.phtml
- nest
```
Each item name (in this case `example1`, etc) can be retreived in the block template using `$block->getAdditionalTemplateName()`.
## Changelog
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
### [Unreleased]
### [0.0.4] - 22 October 2025
#### Fixed
- Add files
- Copy generic CI/CD files
- Pending changes
### 0.0.3 and earlier
- Initial releases
## Recent Versions
| Version | Released |
|---|---|
| 0.0.4 | 2025-10-22 |
| 0.0.3 | 2024-02-03 |
| 0.0.2 | 2023-12-11 |
## Dependencies
### Require
| Package | Constraint |
|---|---|
| magento/framework | ^101.0\|^102.0\|^103.0 |
## Quality
Latest release (0.0.4) fails the Packagento QA pipeline. Verdicts below are per-cell (Magento line × PHP version) for the matrixed tools, and run-once for the static / security tiers.
### Compatibility
Each Magento line is installed on its supported PHP versions, then the module is built (DI compile + static-content deploy). Cells show passed / failed / untested; staircase gaps render as `–`.
| Magento | PHP 8.2 | PHP 8.3 | PHP 8.4 | PHP 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.7 | Pass | Pass | – | – |
| 2.4.8 | – | Pass | Pass | – |
| 2.4.9 | – | – | Pass | Pass |
### Code Quality
Advisory checks against the module's source. Never affect the Compatibility verdict — a phpcs finding can't make a module incompatible.
#### Static Analysis
Coding standards (phpcs), mess detection (phpmd), copy-pasted code (cpd), PHP cross-version compatibility, composer.json validity. Each runs once for the whole module.
| Tool | Status | Findings | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPCS | Pass | 0 | |
| PHPMD | Pass | 0 | |
| Cpd | Pass | 0 | |
| Composer validate | Info | 1 | valid; 1 advisory note (composer validate --strict) |
#### PHPStan
Type-checks the module against a real Magento install. Re-runs per Magento + PHP version because resolvable symbols differ between releases.
| Magento | PHP 8.2 | PHP 8.3 | PHP 8.4 | PHP 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.7 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 2.4.8 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2.4.9 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
### Tests
Unit and integration suites run per Magento + PHP cell. Test failures speak to the module's behaviour, not its compatibility with a line, so they're reported here separately.
#### Unit Tests
| Magento | PHP 8.2 | PHP 8.3 | PHP 8.4 | PHP 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.7 | N/A | N/A | – | – |
| 2.4.8 | – | N/A | N/A | – |
| 2.4.9 | – | – | N/A | N/A |
#### Integration Tests
| Magento | PHP 8.2 | PHP 8.3 | PHP 8.4 | PHP 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.7 | N/A | N/A | – | – |
| 2.4.8 | – | N/A | N/A | – |
| 2.4.9 | – | – | N/A | N/A |
### Security
Dependency-advisory audit (composer audit) plus a source malware scan. A malware detection fails the version outright.
| Tool | Status | Findings | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer audit | Pass | 0 | |
| Malware scan | Pass | 0 | |
## Licence and pricing
Free. A licence is still minted on checkout and bound to your project for Composer access — no payment step.
Refundable within 14 days of first purchase via https://packagento.com/account/refunds/.
## Install via Claude Code or any MCP client
The Packagento MCP server can run the licence + project + Composer steps above in one tool call:
```
purchase_and_install_packages(
composer_names=["yireo/magento2-additional-block-template"],
project_id="proj_xxx"
)
```
This handles cart, checkout, licence minting, project activation, and writes auth.json credentials. Connect a client with `claude mcp add packagento https://mcp.packagento.com`. Full setup at https://packagento.com/docs/mcp-setup.
## Vendor
yireo is a Magento 2 vendor on Packagento. See https://packagento.com/yireo.md for their full catalogue.