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--- devel:plugins [2014-05-14 19:45] – [Publishing a Plugin on dokuwiki.org] Klap-in
+++ devel:plugins [2019-06-04 09:51] – [Publishing a Plugin on dokuwiki.org] SFITCS
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   * [[Remote Plugins]] allow to add webservices to your plugin.
   * [[Auth Plugins]] add additional authentication backend to the DokuWiki, which could be activated via configuration manager.
+  * [[CLI Plugins]] add command line tools to your plugin
 A simple plugin like [[plugin:color|color plugin]] may only consist of a single file, ''syntax.php''. More advanced plugins consist of several components, for example the [[plugin:data|structured data plugin]] have the syntax handling split in "data entry" and "table view" components, an action component for the special edit button attached to every data entry and an admin interface for database maintenance.
 =====Sources=====
 There are a number of sources especially for plugin development:
   * The [[devel:plugin file structure]] gives overview of the naming convention and structure, and where you add [[devel:javascript|JavaScript]] and [[devel:css|CSS stylesheets]], relevant for all plugin types
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   * These [[security|security guidelines]] give some deeper understanding of common issues and presents some protection measures.
   * Some general [[plugin programming tips]] are available, mostly good practices and pointers to handsome tools in DokuWiki.
 ===== Plugin Name =====
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     * This is used to separate ''<plugin name>'' from ''<component name>''.
     * Using underscore will also give a [[:popularity|popularity]] rating of zero.
-  * If same name are used by two different plugins
+  * If the same name is used by two different plugins
-    * they are mutually excluding and inherent incompatible,
+    * they are mutually excluding and inherently incompatible,
     * furthermore only one of them can have a plugin homepage on dokuwiki.org.
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 At the top of the plugin page a few metadata fields have to be filled. A description of each field can be found on [[plugin:repository|Repository Plugin]] page.
-From version Ponder Stibbons up an automated update signalling is possible but for the update proces to work poperly it is necessary that the date “Last updated on” at the Plugin wiki page equals the date in the file [[devel:plugin_info|plugin.info.txt]]in the source tarbal/zipfile. If this is not the case: the update will not take place or the “Update” signal persists.
+From version Ponder Stibbons up an automated update signalling is possible. For the update process to work properly it is necessary that the date “Last updated on” at the Plugin wiki page equals the date in the file [[devel:plugin_info|plugin.info.txt]] in the source tarball/zipfile. If this is not the case: the update will not take place or the “Update” signal persists.
+Uploads are not allowed on dokuwiki.org, so you need to host your plugin files somewhere else. We recommend to manage your source with a Revision Control System like [[git]]. If you do, it's easiest to use a public repository host like [[https://github.com/|GitHub]], [[https://gitlab.com/|GitLab]] or [[https://bitbucket.org/|Bitbucket]] which offers also a bug tracker for your repository.
-Uploads are not allowed on dokuwiki.org, so you need to host your plugin files somewhere else. We recommend to manage your source with a Revision Control System like [[git]]. If you do, it's easiest to use a public repository host like [[http://github.com|Github]] which offers also a bug tracker for your repository.
+Plugin developers can check the [[devel:badextensions|bad extension page]] for differences in their github repository checkin, the [[devel:plugin_info|plugin.info.txt]] and the respective page at dokuwiki.org.
 ===== Overview of Plugin Survey=====