Package

webpack-watch-external-files-plugin

Webpack plugin to watch external files

v5.0.0, 22 Aug 2026MITESM onlyTypes: BundledBundler plugins and loaders

$ npm install webpack-watch-external-files-plugin

npm GitHub Homepage

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 5.3k; -12% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 1 month ago; v5.0.0
GitHub stars: 9; 0 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 5
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 64

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

5,257 downloads last week, 44,381 in the last month. The 12-month change of -12% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 5.0.0, 22 Aug 20261 month ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 1 Sept 202623 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 5
Commits, last 52 weeks: 64
Dependents on npm: 1

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=22.17
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 5.5 kB
Dependencies (0): None
Peer dependencies (1): webpack

Install

npm install webpack-watch-external-files-plugin

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/webpack-watch-external-files-plugin@5.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/webpack-watch-external-files-plugin@5.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/webpack-watch-external-files-plugin@5.0.0

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Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 5257 < 10000.