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--- development:plugins [2015/12/10 19:14] – [Plugins] demiankatz
+++ development:plugins [2021/04/16 10:36] – [VuFind-Specific Plugins] emaijala
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 ====== Plugins ======
-VuFind, and the [[vufind2:zend_framework_2.0|Zend Framework]] that it is built upon, feature integration points for a variety of plugins.  The [[development:plugins:general_information|General Plugin Information]] page describes general principles for building plugins.  The list below offers specifics for each type of plugin.
+VuFind, and the [[development:architecture:laminas|Laminas components]] that it is built upon, feature integration points for a variety of plugins.  The [[development:plugins:general_information|General Plugin Information]] page describes general principles for building plugins.  The list below offers specifics for each type of plugin.
 ===== VuFind-Specific Plugins =====
+  * [[development:plugins:ajax_handlers|AJAX Handlers]] - AJAX actions accessible through the AjaxController
   * [[development:plugins:authentication_handlers|Authentication Handlers]] - Custom login functionality
   * [[development:plugins:autosuggesters|Autosuggesters]] - Sources for autocomplete suggestions
+  * [[development:plugins:captcha_handlers|CAPTCHA Handlers]] - Methods of providing CAPTCHA functionality
+  * [[development:plugins:channel_providers|Channel Providers]] - Sources for [[configuration:channels|Channeled Browse]] suggestions
+  * [[development:plugins:contentblocks|Content Blocks]] - Arbitrary embeddable content (usually used on home pages)
   * [[development:plugins:content_provider_components|Content Provider Components]] - Loading third-party content (covers, reviews, etc.)
+  * [[development:plugins:coverlayers|Cover Layers]] - Used for dynamically rendering cover images
   * [[development:plugins:database_gateways|Database Gateways]] - Interfacing with database tables and rows
-  * [[development:plugins:hierarchy_components|Hierarchy Components]] - Support tools for [[..:hierarchies and collections]]
+  * [[development:plugins:doi_linkers|DOI Linkers]] - Used for looking up links based on DOIs
+  * [[development:plugins:fallback_record_loaders|Fallback Record Loaders]] - Search backend-specific helpers for loading records when normal retrieval fails
+  * [[development:plugins:hierarchy_components|Hierarchy Components]] - Support tools for [[indexing:hierarchies_and_collections|hierarchies and collections]]
   * [[development:plugins:ils_drivers|ILS Drivers]] - Interfacing with integrated library systems
   * [[development:plugins:link_resolver_drivers|Link Resolver Drivers]] - Interfacing with OpenURL resolvers for embedded results
-  * [[development:plugins:permission_providers|Permission Providers]] - Permission providers are part of VuFind's [[vufind2:authorization]] mechanism.
+  * [[development:plugins:permission_providers|Permission Providers]] - Permission providers are part of VuFind's [[development:architecture:authorization]] mechanism.
   * [[development:plugins:recommendation_modules|Recommendation Modules]] - Providing context-sensitive suggestions in search results
   * [[development:plugins:record_drivers|Record Drivers]] - Representing metadata in an object format recognized by VuFind
   * [[development:plugins:record_tabs|Record Tabs]] - Objects representing tabs on the record view page
   * [[development:plugins:related_records_modules|Related Records Modules]] - Providing context-sensitive suggestions in record views
+  * [[development:plugins:search_objects|Search Objects]] - Representing different aspects of searches
   * [[development:plugins:session_handlers|Session Handlers]] - Custom PHP session storage mechanisms
-  * [[development:plugins:statistics_drivers|Statistics Drivers]] - Modules for gathering search/record view statistics
+  * [[development:plugins:sitemap_generators|Sitemap Generators]] - Generators for additional sitemap files
+  * [[development:plugins:statistics_drivers|Statistics Drivers]] - Modules for gathering search/record view statistics (obsolete as of VuFind 4.0)
-See also the [[vufind2:connecting_a_new_external_data_source|Connecting a New External Data Source]] page, which discusses VuFind's various search-related plugins and how to connect new search types.
+See also the [[development:howtos:connecting_a_new_external_data_source|Connecting a New External Data Source]] page, which discusses VuFind's various search-related plugins and how to connect new search types.
-===== Zend Framework Plugins =====
+===== Laminas Plugins =====
   * [[development:plugins:controllers|Controllers]] - Adding functionality to the overall VuFind web application.