Plugins

Plugins are additional programs that can extend the functionality of CMSimple_XH. Some parts of the CMS are implemented as standard plugins and can be replaced by external plugins. This makes the whole CMS very flexible and offers almost unlimited possibilities for various application scenarios.

Writers wanted!

Competent authors are sought for the description of plugins.

The following topics should be covered:

Structure of a plugin
- Required files, folder structure
- Internationalization
- Plugin configuration
- Plugin output (frontend)
- Administration (backend)
- Data storage
- Include JavaScript, CSS and other files
- Security
- Creation of a version.nfo file
- more ???
Example: Plugin “visitors_online” (from here) or similar

Interested parties should contact us via the CMSimple_XH forum (in this thread).

Texts should be delivered as Word file or as Markdown file.

Available plugins

A current list of available plugins can be found on the CMSimple_XH homepage.

Glossary

Backend

Backend is another term for Admin mode.

CMS

CMS = Content Management System

A CMS is a software system that allows you to edit websites in the browser.

CSS

CSS = Cascading Style Sheets

A formatting language for HTML web pages. The goal here is to separate content from appearance.

Frontend

By Frontend, we mean everything that is displayed to website visitors.

The counterpart to this is the Backend (Admin mode).