# Using Plugin Outlet Connectors from a Theme or Plugin

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-plugin-outlet-connectors-from-a-theme-or-plugin/32727
**Category:** Developer Guides
**Tags:** how-to, code
**Created:** [August 31, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-plugin-outlet-connectors-from-a-theme-or-plugin/32727 "2015-08-31T07:35:05Z")
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### Author: ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-plugin-outlet-connectors-from-a-theme-or-plugin/32727/34 "2023-12-07T20:51:42Z")

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That’s right; you can use [`api.renderInOutlet`](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/plugin-api.js#L982-L1008) instead. 🙂

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/plugin-api.js#L982-L1008](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/plugin-api.js#L982-L1008)

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