Plugin Examples

There are many ways to customize the behavior of Verint Community using plugins. Some of the post common scenarios for customization using plugins are below, or you can see the full list of available plugin types in API documentation.

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Adding Scopes to Custom REST Endpoints

Custom REST Scopes If you have created custom REST endpoints then as of 12.1 you should also be creating custom scopes for those endpoints. Otherwise they appear as uncategorized and controlling access…
Bookmarks

The IBookmarkableContentType interface provides support for bookmarking content. Why should I make my content bookmarkable? It can be important for users to save content. If you are creating a schedule…
Comments

The ICommentableContentType interface enables comments to be created for your content type. Why should I support comments? When considering social features comments can be a great way to allow users…
Creating Activity Stories

Activity stories are shown in the activity stream and provide an easy way for users to stay engaged with a community. Why should I create Activity Stories? When performing actions upon a community…
Creating Custom Applications and Content

The platform provides the ability to create your own types of content and applications. Why create custom applications and content? If you are writing a new application or have content (internal…
Customizing the Rendering of Individual Configuration Options

Many plugin types support exposing configuration options (for example, IConfigurablePlugin ). Configuration options can make use of shared property templates that cover many configuration needs. If a plugin…
Defining Permissions

Permissions can be granted to site, group and application levels to control access to each area of the community. The platform allows you to create and define your own set of permissions. These permissions…
Executing Code Before Plugin Initialization

The IBeforeInitializationPlugin is a plugin that allows you to execute code after plugins are instantiated but before plugins initialize. What would I use IBeforeInitializationPlugin for? This plugin…
Exposing Configuration Options

Plugins can optionally expose configuration options which are shown by the platform in the administration UI. When should I expose configuration options? When you're developing a plugin that would…
Exposing Data to External Sources

When creating new content, applications, and/or other custom data and services within Verint Community, you can expose those services for external integration via REST. This offers immense flexibility…