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The code for Opencart version 4 is below:

extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/admin/controller/module/menulink.php

<?php
namespace Opencart\Admin\Controller\Extension\showmoduleinleftmodule4011\Module;

class MenuLink extends \Opencart\System\Engine\Controller
{
    public function index(): void
    {
        $this->load->language('extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/module/menulink');

        $this->document->setTitle($this->language->get('heading_title'));

        $data['breadcrumbs'] = [];
        $data['breadcrumbs'][] = [
            'text' => $this->language->get('text_home'),
            'href' => $this->url->link('common/dashboard', 'user_token=' . $this->session->data['user_token']),
        ];
        $data['breadcrumbs'][] = [
            'text' => $this->language->get('text_extension'),
            'href' => $this->url->link('marketplace/extension', 'user_token=' . $this->session->data['user_token'] . '&type=module'),
        ];
        $data['breadcrumbs'][] = [
            'text' => $this->language->get('heading_title'),
            'href' => $this->url->link('extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/module/menulink', 'user_token=' . $this->session->data['user_token']),
        ];

        $data['save'] = $this->url->link('extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/module/menulink|save', 'user_token=' . $this->session->data['user_token']);
        $data['back'] = $this->url->link('marketplace/extension', 'user_token=' . $this->session->data['user_token'] . '&type=module');

        $data['module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011_status'] = $this->config->get('module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011_status');

        $data['success'] = '';
        if (!empty($this->session->data['module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011_success'])) {
            $data['success'] = $this->session->data['module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011_success'];
            unset($this->session->data['module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011_success']);
        }

        $data['header'] = $this->load->controller('common/header');
        $data['column_left'] = $this->load->controller('common/column_left');
        $data['footer'] = $this->load->controller('common/footer');

        $this->response->setOutput($this->load->view('extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/module/menulink', $data));
    }

    public function save(): void
    {
        $this->load->language('extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/module/menulink');

        $json = [];

        if (!$this->user->hasPermission('modify', 'extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/module/menulink')) {
            $json['error'] = $this->language->get('error_permission');
        }

        if (!$json) {
            $this->load->model('setting/setting');

            $this->model_setting_setting->editSetting('module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011', $this->request->post);

            $json['redirect'] = str_replace('&amp;', '&', $this->url->link('extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/module/menulink', 'user_token=' . $this->session->data['user_token']));
            $this->session->data['module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011_success'] = $this->language->get('text_success');
        }

        $this->response->addHeader('Content-Type: application/json');
        $this->response->setOutput(json_encode($json));
    }

    public function install(): void
    {
        // add events
        $this->load->model('setting/event');
        if (version_compare(VERSION, '4.0.1.0', '>=')) {
            $data = [
                'code' => 'module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011',
                'description' => '',
                'trigger' => 'admin/view/common/column_left/before',
                'action' => 'extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/module/menulink|eventViewCommonColumnLeftBefore',
                'status' => true,
                'sort_order' => 0,
            ];
            $this->model_setting_event->addEvent($data);
        } else {
            $this->model_setting_event->addEvent('module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011', '', 'admin/view/common/column_left/before', 'extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/module/menulink|eventViewCommonColumnLeftBefore');
        }
    }

    public function uninstall(): void
    {
        // remove events
        $this->load->model('setting/event');
        $this->model_setting_event->deleteEventByCode('module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011');
    }

    public function eventViewCommonColumnLeftBefore(&$route, &$data, &$code)
    {
        if (!$this->config->get('module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011_status')) {
            return null;
        }

        $this->load->language('extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/module/menulink');
        $text_showmoduleinleftmodule4011 = $this->language->get('menu_showmoduleinleftmodule4011');

        $data['menus'][] = [
            'id' => 'menu-export-impport',
            'icon' => 'fas fa-puzzle-piece',
            'name' => $text_showmoduleinleftmodule4011,
            'href' => $this->url->link('marketplace/extension', 'user_token=' . $this->session->data['user_token'] . '&type=module'),
            'children' => [],
        ];
        return null;
    }
}

extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/admin/language/en-gb/module/menulink.php

<?php

$_['menu_showmoduleinleftmodule4011'] = 'Modules';

// Heading
$_['heading_title'] = 'Show Extra links';

// Text
$_['text_extension'] = 'Extensions';
$_['text_success'] = 'Success: You have modified the Show Extra links!';
$_['text_edit'] = 'Edit Show Extra links';

// Entry
$_['entry_status'] = 'Status';

// Error
$_['error_permission'] = 'Warning: You do not have permission to modify the Show Extra links!';

extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/admin/view/template/module/menulink.twig

{{ header }}{{ column_left }}
<div id="content">
  <div class="page-header">
    <div class="container-fluid">
      <div class="float-end">
        <button type="submit" form="form-theme" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="{{ button_save }}" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-save"></i></button>
        <a href="{{ back }}" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="{{ button_back }}" class="btn btn-light"><i class="fas fa-reply"></i></a></div>
      <h1>{{ heading_title }}</h1>
      <ol class="breadcrumb">
        {% for breadcrumb in breadcrumbs %}
          <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ breadcrumb.href }}">{{ breadcrumb.text }}</a></li>
        {% endfor %}
      </ol>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="card">
      <div class="card-header"><i class="fas fa-pencil-alt"></i> {{ text_edit }}</div>
      <div class="card-body">
        <form id="form-theme" action="{{ save }}" method="post" data-oc-toggle="ajax">
          <div class="row mb-3">
            <label for="input-status" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label">{{ entry_status }}</label>
            <div class="col-sm-10">
              <div class="form-check form-switch form-switch-lg">
                <input type="checkbox" name="module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011_status" value="1" id="input-status" class="form-check-input"{% if module_showmoduleinleftmodule4011_status %} checked{% endif %}/>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </form>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
{{ footer }}

extension/showmoduleinleftmodule4011/install.json

{
  "name": "Webocreation Show module link in left module 4011",
  "version": "1.0",
  "author": "Webocreation - Rupak Nepali",
  "link": "https://webocreation.com"
}

The code for OpenCart version 3 is below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<modification>
    <name>Show Module Link At Left Menu</name>
    <version>3.0</version>
    <author>Rupak Nepali</author>
    <link>https://webocreation.com</link>
    <code>webocreation_show_module_link_at_left_menu</code>
    <description>Show module link at left menu</description>
    <file path="admin/controller/common/column_left.php">
        <operation>
            <search><![CDATA[ if ($this->user->hasPermission('access', 'marketplace/extension')) { ]]></search>
            <add position="after"><![CDATA[
                $marketplace[] = array(
                    'name'	   => "Modules",
                    'href'     => $this->url->link('marketplace/extension&type=module', 'user_token=' . $this->session->data['user_token'], true),
                    'children' => array()
                );
            ]]></add>
        </operation>
    </file>
</modification>

The code for OpenCart version 2 is below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<modification>
    <name>Show Module Link At Left Menu</name>
    <version>2.0</version>
    <author>Rupak Nepali</author>
    <link>https://webocreation.com</link>
    <code>webocreation_show_module_link_at_left_menu_2</code>
    <description>Show module link at left menu</description>
    <file path="admin/controller/common/column_left.php">
        <operation>
            <search><![CDATA[ if ($this->user->hasPermission('access', 'extension/extension')) { ]]></search>
            <add position="after"><![CDATA[
                $extension[] = array(
                    'name'	   => "Modules",
                    'href'     => $this->url->link('extension/extension&type=module', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], true),
                    'children' => array()
                );
            ]]></add>
        </operation>
    </file>
</modification>

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