• In release 7.5, additional plugin modules for notifications, Google OAuth, and Live Connect OAuth were added.
  • In release 7.0:
    • Activity message types became manageable as plugins.
    • The CFS is configurable via a plugin.
    • A new plugin type, ITranslatablePlugin, enabled plugins to define their own language resources similarly to widget resource management.

Plugin resources can be imported/exported through the Control Panel.

Add or remove plugins

  1. Navigate to Control Panel Dashboard > System Administration > Site Administration > Site Configuration > Manage Plugins.
      1. Select from the from the following items. (Note that the core plugins are displayed when you click Details.)

        7.x Plugin Present in release Description
        Also Commented Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications to other commenters on a piece of content when a comment is added.
        Audio File Viewer 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Supports playing local and remote audio in content.
        BlipTV Video File Viewer 7.0, 7.1 Enables the detection and rendering of embedded URLs referencing BlipTV videos.
        Block Admin Login to IP Address 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Prevents authenticating as an admin user when the machine is not from a whitelist of addresses.
        Blog Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for blogs.
        Blog Post Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for blog posts.
        ClipShack video file viewer 7.0 Enables the detection and rendering of embedded URLs referencing ClipShack videos.
        Comment notifications 7.5 Raises notifications to a content author upon content comments.
        Core functionality 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Contains all plugins defining core functionality that should not be removed.
        Core REST Routes 7.5 Contains plugins for core REST route functionality that should not be removed.
        DailyMotion Video File Viewer 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Enables the detection and rendering of embedded URLs referencing DailyMotion videos.
        External Message Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Enables external applications to write to the activity stream generically.
        Facebook OAuth client 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Provides user authentication through Facebook.
        Following Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications when users are followed.
        Forum Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Ads activity stories for forums.
        Forum Reply Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for forum replies.
        Forum Thread Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for forum threads.
        Forum Thread Author Reply Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications to a forum thread author upon replies
        Forum Thread Participant Reply Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications to a forum thread participants upon other replies.
        Forum Thread Suggested Answer Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications to a forum thread author upon suggested answers.
        Forum Thread Verified Answer Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications to a forum thread author upon verified answers.
        Friendship Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for users who have become friends.
        Friendship Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications when friendship requests are accepted.
        Friendship Request Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications on friendship requests.
        Gallery Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for galleries.
        Google OAuth Client 7.5 Provides user authentication through Google
        Google Video File Viewer 7.0, 7.1 Enables the detection and rendering of embedded URLs referencing Google videos.
        Group Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Enables activity stories for groups.
        Group Mention Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications on group mentions to members.
        Image File Viewer 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Supports viewing local and remote images in content.
        Joining Group Users Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for users who have joined a group.
        Joining Users Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for users who have joined the site.
        Like Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications on content likes.
        LinkedIn OAuth client 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Provides user authentication through LinkedIn.
        Live Connect OAuth client 7.5 Provides user authentication through Live Connect.
        Media Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for media.
        Mention Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications on content mentions.
        MySpace Video File Viewer 7.0, 7.1 Enables the detection and rendering of embedded URLs referencing MySpace videos.
        Private Message Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications on private messages.
        Rating Notifications 7.5 Raises notifications to a content author upon content rating.
        ReCaptcha Support 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Allows you to add ReCaptcha support to a widget
        Remoting REST Endpoints 7.5 Enables extension applications to get information enabling them to execute and render Evolution data remotely.
        Salesforce OAuth Client 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Provides user authentication through Salesforce.
        Screencast.com Video File Viewer 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Enables the detection and rendering of embedded URLs referencing Screencast.com videos.
        Socket Message Bus Service Connector 7.5 Enables Evolution Socket scalability across multiple application instances via the Telligent Socket Message Bus Windows Servic.
        Socket Notification (Live Alert) Distribution Type 7.5 Enables socket-based realtime push distribution of notifications.
        Solr Search Provider 7.0, 7.1. 7.5 Provides search functionality through Solr.
        Status Message Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Enables users to post status messages to the activity stream.
        Twitter OAuth client 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Provides user authentication through Twitter.
        User Avatar Updated Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for users who have updated their avatars.
        Veoh Video File Viewer 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Enables the detection and rendering of embedded URLs referencing Veoh videos.
        Video File Viewer 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Supports playing local and remote video in content.
        Vimeo Video File Viewer 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Enables the detection and rendering of embedded URLs referencing Vimeo videos.
        Wiki Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for wikis.
        Wiki Page Activity 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Adds activity stories for wiki pages.
        YouTube Video File Viewer 7.0, 7.1, 7.5 Enables the detection and rendering of embedded URLs referencing YouTube videos.

  2. If you change the setting for Core Functionality, you can click Details to view the plugins (indented above) affected by this action. Note that you cannot enable or disable grouped plugins separately.
  3. If the plugin you are enabling requires configuration, click Configure. (Note: Configurations for each of these authentication clients is covered in its corresponding article.)