When creating a plugin for any open source system it is always good to check if what you have in mind is already created and also a good starting point is to check out other plugins already made for the system. My first Frog CMS plugin came about while browsing the forum and seeing a discussion about tags. The original plugin was created by someone else but in its early stage I joined in the thread and improved on what was originally created.  In the end Tagger was the product of the that thread.

Tagger was necessary for the original “The Hub” that was built on Frog CMS, the articles that were created on there needed a way to organise them. Now lets get started with how to approach making plugins for Frog CMS.

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After seeing how useful Tagger has been for the Frog CMS community, I have decided to release a new plugin that will make it so easy to share layouts and snippets in Frog CMS. This plugin was made due to seeing users using Frog CMS asking about themes for Frog CMS and some were made but the installation took time to work out so I have decided to create a packager to make it easy for all to use.

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I have been searching the web for sites that are using Frog CMS to inspire others to start using it and just to show the power of this tiny but powerful CMS. This CMS does what it says on their website and even more since it is so easily extendible for any user who has intermediate knowledge of PHP.

Sam Bowler
Creative portfolio website showcasing the work of freelance web designer Sam Bowler.

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Tiny but very impressive, Frog CMS has been paving the way for small websites. The core features are impressive but with its easy to use plugin system and simple to use API you can extend this CMS to cover your needs for a medium sized website. In this series of articles I will explore some of the extended plugins which have made a good impression on the community and made a whole difference to many websites.

For this first article I will be taking a closer look at a plugin called Email Template . From the plugin author’s website you will find installation instructions which is clear and easy to follow. For my example I created my own form and customized it to fit the website it is on.

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Depending on the kind of website you are making and the client’s requirements you may need to have a flexible navigation and layout structure that enables the client to get the maximum out of the website.

Here i will discuss how to show subpages and structure the site in a way that your client will get the maximum out of it. These are the fundamentals i used while creating The Hub.

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Frog CMS now has its own tag management system called Tagger, this is a great plugin for every user of Frog CMS who likes to use tags to organise there work on their website.

Now at version 1.0.0 and finally out if beta stages, it is indeed very stable.

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Frog CMS is extremely extendible and you can do just about anything you want with it. After developing the Tagger plugin i was asked on the Frog CMS forum how to make the links at the bottom of each post clickable, so in a few minutes i explored this and came up with a quick trick.

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