Category: plugins

The plugin.json manifest, folder structure, and activation registry every SynaptikCMS plugin is built on.

Store simple flags, counters, and settings for a SynaptikCMS plugin without writing your own JSON read/write boilerplate.

The full plugin hook reference: activation/deactivation, admin menu and dashboard integration, and the front-end hooks.

How a SynaptikCMS plugin injects a shortcode into front-end pages via output buffering, and how public AJAX/form endpoints work.

The five real core filter points SynaptikCMS plugins can hook into, plus how to expose your own filter points for other plugins to use.

How to package a SynaptikCMS plugin for distribution, and a full pre-release checklist covering every piece of the plugin API.

How a SynaptikCMS plugin should store its own data, reuse the core session, protect against CSRF, and support multiple languages.

Build your first SynaptikCMS plugin from scratch in about 10 minutes — no prior PHP experience required.

The SynaptikCMS admin panel's CSS custom properties — colors, surfaces, radii — for building a plugin admin page that matches the rest of the panel.

How a SynaptikCMS plugin renders its own page inside the standard admin layout, and how to build admin URLs that survive a renamed admin folder.