Plugins

Plugins help in extending the functionality of an application. You can activate or deactivate plugins. You can also extend or restrict the accessibility of a plugin to different users by adding or removing roles to the plugin.

The admin user may access plugins and set permissions to allow or to restrict other users to access those plugins. For example, the Admin portlet has the Administrator role associated with it. This tole means that a user registered as an administrator can access the portlet.

To Access Plugins

1. Log in to Web Space Server as the admin user.

2. Navigate to Control Panel -> Portal -> Plugins Configuration from the Welcome menu.

   Five tabs list different portlet categories: Portlet Plugins, Theme Plugins, Layout Template Plugins, Hook Plugins, and Web Plugins.

To Change Plugin Permissions

1. Log in to Web Space Server as the admin user.

2. Navigate to Control Panel -> Portal -> Plugins Configuration from the Welcome menu.

   Five tabs list portlets of four different categories: Portlet Plugins, Theme Plugins, Layout Template Plugins, Hook Plugins, and Web Plugins.

3. Click the link for any portlet.

   For example, click the Activities portlet.

4. To change the user access permissions for the portlet, or remove roles.

   For example, If the portlet has Power User role, all the users who have this role can access the portlet.

5. Activate or deactivate the portlet with the Active option.

6. Click Save.