Question

Anybody can put some light on the difference between a plug-in and an add-on ? Are they the same thing, have the same structure, etc ?

-- PabloBertetti - 19 Nov 2002

Answer

An add-on runs separately from the TWiki scripts, e.g. for data import, export to static HTML, etc. A plug-in is loaded at run-time by the TWiki scripts (a bit like Netscape plugins or Java applets that are loaded by the browser) - it typically provides a new feature within TWiki pages, e.g. spreadsheets, action tracking, editable tables, etc. See Plugins.WebHome for examples.

-- RichardDonkin - 19 Nov 2002