Standalone addon modules

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Introduction

The purpose of this article is to give you a general overview of the various methods availble to you for creating plugins.

Common types of plugins

Standalone addon modules

A standalone addon module is a plugin that is almost entirely self contained. As in, it doesn't really change anything; it just adds something.

Standalone addons typically consist of three elements:

  1. Button on the Main Menu - links to the plugin's management module
  2. Management Module - Where you creates/edit stuff, set up the various config options for the plugin, etc.
  3. Page Editor Object - Draggable icon in the Page Editor that you drag onto a site page
  4. Website Display Builder -
  • Modifications/Hacks

Step 1: Hack it

Step 2: Figure out how best to integrate your hacks

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