# Snapblocks

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/snapblocks/310155
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** bbcode
**Created:** [May 31, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/snapblocks/310155 "2024-05-31T20:42:46Z")
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### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/snapblocks/310155/12 "2026-05-30T15:38:09Z")

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> [@ego-lay\_atman-bay](#):
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> Don’t you just clone the repo into the plugins directory? I feel like that’s not very cumbersome.

Not all admins have command line access and not all admins who do, are very familiar with it.

And it requires a rebuild, which is not instant, can have side effects and can potentially lead to issues.

Updating a plugin requires a rebuild as well, while updating a theme component is the click of a button.

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