I’m developing a new plugin for my Discourse instance. While the plugin itself is working fine, I’m having difficulty integrating it into the Discourse UI. I’ve reviewed the available documentation , but some parts are still unclear to me. As I’m new to this, I would greatly appreciate a detailed, st…

[afbeelding] Elizeo Rocha: add the plugin to the UI This is a bit vague. Can you be more specific? Exactly what do you want to add to the UI? Have you looked through existing #plugin source code to see what they are doing? (This is one of the benefits of open source)

@merefield I basically want to add a plugin to my Discourse instance that displays a small box on my page. My goal is to understand how to do it, such as a plugin that displays ‘Hello, World!’ in one of these areas, so that I can create something more complex in the future [image]

You would need to use a plugin outlet. [afbeelding] Using Plugin Outlet Connectors from a Theme or Plugin Developer Guides Discourse includes hundreds of Plugin Outlets which can be used to inject new content or replace existing contend in the Discourse UI. ‘O…

Thank you! I’ll give it a try and come back with my feedback.

Also have a look at these theme components Custom Header Links and Custom Header Links (icons) . If all you want to do is add a button, you don’t need a plugin.

Don’t forget your TC :wink: [afbeelding] Custom Components -- add button or text at any plugin outlet Theme component information_source Summary Add button or text anywhere hammer_and_wrench Repository https://github.com/literatecomputing/discourse-cust…

Hoe integreer je een aangepaste plugin in de discourse UI

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Elizeo_Rocha (Elizeo Rocha) 11 februari 2025 om 13:28 6

It worked! I installed the Ember.js Chrome extension and was able to locate the PluginOutlet on my site. After following the documentation, everything functioned as expected.

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Hoe integreer je een aangepaste plugin in de discourse UI

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