Is it possible to compile a modified directive template without using transclusion?

Question

I have been trying to use transclusion to create a directive which makes two copies of it\'s contents and appends them inside the original template. I have failed in my atte

Answer 1

This plunker was prior to Angular 1.5 which introduce Tranclusion.

link: function(scope, element) {
      if (!element.find('ng-transclude').children().length) {
        element.find('button').append('Button1');
      }
    }

Plunker