plugin.xml

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  • plugin.xml, other common attributes

    Options and functions
    The files for the options and functions provided by the plugin are declared directly within the plugin.xml file using the (...)

  • ajouter_boutons

    Adds buttons to the menu bar in the private area

  • Using pipelines

    To use the pipelines of SPIP or of a plugin, their usage must be explicitly defined in the plugin.xml file:
    name_of_the_pipeline name of the (...)

  • Handling dependencies

    Plugins can indicate if they depend upon certain conditions in order for them to work correctly. Two attributes are used to specify this: (...)

  • The plugins cache

    There are some cache files specific to plugins which are also created in tmp/ or in tmp/cache/.
    plugin_xml.cache The results from analysing the (...)

  • Defining page tabs

    Declaring the tabs for the exec pages in the private zone follows exactly the same syntax as for the buttons. The name of the parent, however, is (...)

  • Installing external libraries

    Plpugins may also require external libraries that they are dependent upon to be downloaded. This requires several things: a specific declaration (...)

  • ajouter_onglets

    Adds tabs to the pages of the private area

  • Defining buttons

    To add buttons into the private zone, all that is needed is to provide a bouton element in the plugin.xml files as follows:
    icon path title (...)

  • The basic principle of plugins

    Plugins add features or functions to SPIP, which might be a set of standardised template files, a modification of existing functionality, (...)

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