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Plugins: Name of Plugin

Description

The Plugin page allows you to edit the details and options of a plugin. Common options for all plugins are located in the right hand part of the Plugin Tab and described below.

Plugins by Group:

The complete list of plugins is available in a single long list.

Common Elements

Some elements of this page are covered in separate Help articles:

How to Access

Starting from the Administrator menu:

  • Select Home Dashboard → Plugins Or..
  • Select System → Manage panel → Plugins Then...
    • Select the Plugin's Name in the list of plugins.

Screenshot

Plugins plugin tab

Form Fields

Plugin Tab

Left Panel

If the plugin has configurable options they will appear here.

Right Panel

The right panel is the same for all plugins and has the following fields:

  • Status Whether or not the item is enabled.
  • Access Which user 'access levels' have access to this item. You can change an item's Access Level by clicking on its name to open it up for editing. The default user 'access levels' which come preconfigured with Joomla! are:
    • Public: Everyone has access including website visitors who have not logged in
    • Registered: Only users with registered status or higher will have access
    • Special: Only users with author status or higher have access
  • Ordering A drop-down list of plugins of the same Type. The list of plugins is arranged by their current order. You can change this plugin's order in relation to the other plugins by selecting the plugin in the drop-down list that you want this plugin to be ordered below.
  • Plugin Type The Type of the Plugin. This value cannot be changed.
  • Plugin File The name of the Plugin file. Each Plugin has two files with this name. One has the file extension '.php' and the other has the file extension '.xml'.
  • Description The description of what this Plugin does. This cannot be changed. The developer of the plugin specifies this. This may be blank if the developer did not specify a description for the plugin.

Tips

  • Configurable plug-in settings are referred to as Options. You may see the terms Options and Parameters used interchangeably in help documentation and tutorials you encounter.