What are plugins/applications?

[Nathan Explosion]

Plugins & Application are the available methods of extending the functionality of the site software.

Here is a listing of the plugins which are currently installed on the site - the (NE) ones have been developed by me:

1. (NE) oembedServices management (currently disabled - needs some updating)
   • Provides additional control over the use of the content embedding functionality, allowing me to add additional oembed endpoints to the list supported by the site software
2. (NE) Collapse sidebar block (currently disabled - needs some updating)
   • Adds a toggle button to the blocks in the sidebar, allowing them to be collapsed down to just the header for the block
3. (NE) Mention list enhancements
   • Adds additional information to the mention functionality
   • Adds additional controls to the mention functionality
4. (NE) Add 'Preview' button
   • Adds a 'Preview' button below the editor to allow you to initiate a preview of your content.
5. (NE) Unread icon for forum categories
   • Adds an unread icon to collapsed forum categories on the site index page
6. Back to top
   • Little arrow icon which, when tapped, will scroll the page BACK TO THE TOP!!!
7. Clear notifications
   • Clears your notifications entirely, instead of waiting for them to be pruned over time
   • Note: there is no reversal - click it at your peril
8. (NE) Control signature display
   • Disables the display of user signatures in certain forums and/or topics
9. (NE) Quote enhancements
   • Extends the "ignore posts" functionality to quoted content
   • Allows user/admin control over the display of long quotes - either fully collapsed to the header only, truncated to between 1 and 7 lines of text or fully expanded.