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• Updated On 4.0.3

Plugin Management

Project plugins extend Crafter Studio (authoring) and Crafter Engine and the site/web application (delivery). It adds new features/functionality without adding code to CrafterCMS.

This section details how to manage plugins from the Plugin Management module.

Installing

Once a project plugin is published to the Crafter Marketplace it can be installed using the Crafter Studio user interface or the REST API:

Note

To access the Plugin Management tool or use the install plugin REST API your user needs to have the following permissions:

• list_plugins

• install_plugins

As mentioned above, there are two ways to install plugins from the Crafter Marketplace:

• Using the Studio Plugin Management Project Tool

• Using the install plugin REST API

Install a plugin using the Studio Plugin Management Project Tool

1. Login to Crafter Studio

2. Open the left sidebar by clicking on the Crafter logo with the hamburger icon next to it at the top left of your screen

   

   
   

   
   

3. Open

   

   
   

   
   

4. Or, you can also open by clicking on the Navigation Menu at the top right of the screen then click on

   

   
   

   
   

5. Open Plugin Management

   

   
   

   
   

6. Click Search & install

   

   
   

   
   

7. Install the desired plugins by clicking on the Install button

   

   
   

   
   

   A notification informing the user of the plugin installation status (success/failure/etc.) will appear on the bottom left of the screen

   

   
   

   
   

Install a plugin using the install plugin REST API

Another way to install a plugin from the Crafter Marketplace is by using the install plugin REST API.

For more information on the API, see installPlugin

Managing Installed Plugins

View Installed Plugins

To view the installed plugins in your project, click on the Navigation Menu at the top right then click on then finally click on Plugin Management.

Uninstall Plugins

To uninstall plugins in your project, open the Plugin Management dialog. Click on the trash can icon next to the plugin you want to uninstall. A dialog will open to confirm the plugin to be uninstalled and a list of where the plugin is being used if applicable

For plugins with dependencies like the above, take note of the items in the list in the uninstall dialog. These dependencies will need to be removed by the user before or after uninstalling the plugin.

After clicking on the Uninstall button, a notification will appear at the bottom left of the screen informing the user of the plugin uninstall status (success/failure/etc.).

Remember to clean up (remove) references to the uninstalled plugin in your project if not already done, after the plugin is successfully uninstalled.