Plugins

Extend your site with plugins. ZephyrPHP has a hook-based plugin system for adding features without modifying core code.

Installing Plugins

Go to CMS Admin > Plugins to manage plugins. Install a plugin by:

1. Clicking Install Plugin
2. Uploading a ZIP file or entering a download URL (HTTPS only)
3. The plugin is extracted and registered automatically

Managing Plugins

From the plugins page you can:

• Enable/Disable — Toggle plugins on and off without uninstalling
• Configure — Access plugin-specific settings (if the plugin provides them)
• Uninstall — Remove a plugin and its files
• Filter — View all, enabled, or disabled plugins

How Plugins Work

Plugins use an action/filter hook system:

• Actions — Execute code at specific points (e.g., after an entry is published)
• Filters — Modify data as it passes through (e.g., transform entry content before rendering)

Plugin Structure

A plugin is a folder in plugins/ with at minimum:

plugins/my-plugin/
├── manifest.json    # Plugin metadata (name, version, author)
├── boot.php         # Runs when plugin is loaded — register hooks here
└── uninstall.php    # Optional cleanup when uninstalled

Security

Plugin installation includes multiple safety checks:

• Path traversal protection
• File count and size limits
• HTTPS-only for URL installs
• 50MB maximum download size
• Slug sanitization (only a-z, 0-9, _, -)