plugin.xml

Articles

  • Installing external libraries

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

  • 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, (...)

  • 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 (...)

  • ajouter_boutons

    Adds buttons to the menu bar in the private area

  • 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 (...)

  • Definition

    A pipeline is used to make one of SPIP’s standard functions perform different or additional functionality by passing it custom-made functions that (...)

  • ajouter_onglets

    Adds tabs to the pages of 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: (...)

  • 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 (...)

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