Angular directives - element or attribute?

Question

I\'m part of a team with about 6 UI devs, of varying quality and next to no Angular experience. Many are contractors, with little experience with the code base. The app has

Answer 1

I usually defer to the John Papa AngularJS style guide when making these types of decisions. He says:

Lean towards implementing as an element when its standalone and as an attribute when it enhances its existing DOM element.