How do users find plugins - will there be a central database ala wordpress?  How are plugins updated over time?<br><br><div>And just to make sure I understand the documentation - it&#39;s possible to write plugins that add completely new controllers / views without using hooks - i.e. <a href="http://example.com/ushahidi/facebook">http://example.com/ushahidi/facebook</a> by just having the views and controllers directories laid out correctly, right?</div>

<div><br><div>george<div><br><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Caleb Bell <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:caleb@...">caleb@...</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">

Hi Folks,<br><br>David and I are organizing for a screen cast that will cover Ushahidi Plugins.  The screencast will basically be a conversation between David and I where we&#39;ll discuss the plugin system and do some diagraming/visuals along the way. Our hope is to produce a screen cast that will cover the basics of the Ushahidi Plugin system and give a general overview of how to create one.<br>



<br>Please reply with any questions you have about the system that you&#39;d like to see covered.  For those of you already familiar with the system, if you think of a question that would be helpful, you can send it on too.<br>



<br>Here are a few questions to get the ball rolling:<br><ul><li>How has the plugin architecture altered the Ushahidi core platform (code-wise or directory-wise)?</li><li>What is a hook?</li><li>What is a filter?</li><li>



How do I handle database changes or updates needed for my plugin?</li><li>How do I get started writing my own plugin?<br></li></ul><br>Please send all questions in no later than <b>Friday (June 4) of this week</b>. We&#39;ll try to cover as much of them as we can during the screen cast.<br>



<br>Cheers!<br><br clear="all">Caleb Bell<br><br><a href="http://www.ushahidi.com" target="_blank">www.ushahidi.com</a><br>US: 850.366.3702<br>
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