.. include :: substitutions.txt

.. index:: !Plugins

.. _plugins:

Plugins
==================

|GC| is distributed with two plugins:

#. **geocontent_content** plugin
#. **geocontent_editors-xtd** plugin

both plugins are not strictly necessary for the basic |GC| functionalities (:ref:`overview_maps`), but they offer additional features like:

* :ref:`automatic_maps` (**geocontent_content**)
* :ref:`tag_maps` (**geocontent_content**)
* :ref:`mapeditor_button` (**geocontent_content**)
* :ref:`front_end` editor button (**geocontent_editors-xtd**)


.. _gc_plugin_manager:

.. figure:: images/gc_plugin_manager.*

    The |J| plugin manager view with a filter activated on |GC| plugins.



.. index:: Content plugin
        pair: Plugins; Content plugin



.. _content_plugin:

Content plugin
--------------

This plugin is dedicated to :ref:`automatic_maps`, :ref:`tag_maps` and :ref:`mapeditor_button` generation.

Automatic maps can be selectively enabled through a plugin configuration parameter.

.. figure:: images/gc_plugin_content.*

    The configuration parameters of the content plugin.

.. seealso::

    :ref:`front_end_parameters`

Content plugin configuration
............................

Content plugin can be configured with the following options:

.. tabularcolumns:: |p{3cm}|l|p{8cm}|

.. include :: tables/gc_content_plugin_config.rst




.. index:: Editor plugin
        pair: Plugins; Editor plugin



.. _editor_plugin:

Editor plugin
--------------

This plugin adds a :ref:`mapeditor_button` button to the standard |J| article editor window.


.. figure:: images/gc_plugin_editor.*

    The |GC| button at the bottom of the editor window.