Plugins
Introduction
The Plugins page in the admin area is where you install and manage plugins for your Vito instance. Plugins extend Vito with new providers, services, site types, features, and more.
This page covers managing plugins from the admin area. To build your own plugin, see the Plugin development guide.
Browsing and installing
From Admin > Plugins, the Official and Community tabs let you browse available plugins. Official plugins are developed and maintained by the Vito team; community plugins are contributed by the community. Click install on a plugin to add it to your instance.
Enabling and disabling
Installed plugins appear in the Installed tab. A plugin must be enabled before Vito boots it. Use the menu on each plugin to:
- Enable - start booting the plugin so its features become available.
- Disable - stop booting the plugin. Its code stays in your instance and can be re-enabled later.
- Uninstall - remove the plugin's code from your instance entirely.
Discovering local plugins
If you are developing a plugin locally, the Discover tab lists plugins found in your instance's plugin directory so you can install them. See the Plugin development guide for details.
Updating plugins
Click Check for updates to see whether any installed plugins have a newer release. When an update is available, you can update the plugin from its menu.
Errors
If a plugin throws an error while booting, Vito disables it automatically and shows the error in this page. You can view the error logs for a plugin to debug it.