Plugins can do just about anything. Create custom cron tasks, listen for events, create pages, create widgets, extend the API, etc., etc. If it's not a Module or a Payment Gateway, it's a plugin. So let's dig in.
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As of Blesta 4.12 we've included a useful tool to help developers get started and save time. Blesta's Extension Generator can be used to generate many the files necessary for a plugin and will create basic code with an option to include comments to help you understand each part of the code. |
Getting Started
Plugins follow the same MVC design pattern that Blesta adheres to. The plugin system is provided as a feature of the minPHP framework, Blesta simply defines the naming convention. For the purpose of this manual, the plugin name we'll refer to is my_plgn. Your plugin name will, of course, differ.
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