Install Moodle plugin into root directory or redirect it

Question

I'm in the process of programming my own static pages in moodle. It works so far, but I have the whole thing running in the local environment in its own folder in the root directory "mymoodle.com/folder/".

Now I would like to install it as a plugin on the stable instance via the dashboard/frontend, but if I understand it correctly then only works with the available plugin types => path from the docu

Is that only possible via FTP access? Or is a plugin type not listed yet or have I overlooked one?

Is there a better moodle approach than plugin type "local" ?

I have already discovered the "Static Pages" plugin, but I don't really understand how they solve the redirect from /local/staticpage/ to /static/

Answer 1

Local Plugin folder is the best approach, if you are creating a plugin that doesn't comes under any of the other plugin types mentioned here.

However you can shift the folder (and make appropriate changes in files to require files) under the Moodle's root directory and it should work.