JSON fileΒΆ

A plugin.json file is required for every plugin in Croogo that requires to be activated from admin panel. It stores useful information like the developer’s contact details, as well as information on it’s dependencies.

If your plugin’s name is Example, the content of plugin.json file at app/Plugin/Example/Config/plugin.json could be:

{
    "name": "Example",
    "description": "Example plugin for demonstrating hook system",

    "author": "Author Name",
    "authorEmail": "[email protected]",
    "authorUrl": "http://example.com",

    "dependencies": {
      "plugins": [
        "acl",
          "extensions"
          ]
        }
}
  • name: your plugin’s name
  • description: your plugin’s description
  • author: your name
  • authorEmail: your email address
  • authorUrl: your website
  • dependencies (optional): list of other plugins that this plugin depends on