# Using discourse's plugin outlets

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourses-plugin-outlets/165221
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [September 24, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourses-plugin-outlets/165221 "2020-09-24T12:42:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![akapetzoglou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/akapetzoglou/32/193148_2.png) [@akapetzoglou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akapetzoglou)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourses-plugin-outlets/165221/1 "2020-09-24T12:42:11Z")

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I am targeting plugin-outlets to test as specified in this guide:

> [@Using Plugin Outlet Connectors from a Theme or Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-to-plugin-outlets-using-a-theme/32727):
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> Discourse includes hundreds of Plugin Outlets which can be used to inject new content or replace existing contend in the Discourse UI. ‘Outlet arguments’ are made available so that content can be customized based on the context. Choosing an outlet To find the name of a plugin outlet, search Discourse core for “\<PluginOutlet”, or use the [plugin outlet locations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-outlet-locations-theme-component/100673) theme component. (e.g. topic-above-posts). Wrapper outlets Some outlets in core look like \<PluginOutlet @name="foo" /\>. These allow you…

but I cannot make it work for me. What am I doing wrong?

 ![Screenshot from 2020-09-24 15-37-22](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/9/595ac799833bb1e5e8b1d4ade788603dcde8943a.png)

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### Author: ![Bcat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bcat/32/163148_2.png) [@Bcat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bcat)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourses-plugin-outlets/165221/2 "2020-09-24T13:08:30Z")

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i think: `/connectors/login-before-modal-body/NAMEHERE`

```
<script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="/connectors/above-main-container/plugin-outlet-component">
<div class="outlet">above-main-container</div>
</script>

```

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### Author: ![akapetzoglou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/akapetzoglou/32/193148_2.png) [@akapetzoglou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akapetzoglou)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourses-plugin-outlets/165221/3 "2020-09-24T13:56:50Z")

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Tested with that one as well, but it’s not working. 😪