[title sub="Written by Chris Graham (ocProducts)"]Composr Tutorial: Addon index[/title] This tutorial features an index of the Composr addons, with links to tutorials that are relevant to them, and other useful information and links. [contents]decimal,lower-alpha[/contents] [title="2"]Addons[/title] [staff_note]Automatic code inserts after this[/staff_note][semihtml]

Addon | Description | Tutorials | Synonyms | Feature suggestions
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Actionlog (`actionlog`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Audit-trail functionality. | Dealing with annoying users | audit | Link
Aggregate Types (`aggregate_types`) Core: No Dependencies: `commandr`, `import` | Define complex aggregate types in XML, and spawn them. | Aggregate Content Types |  | Link
Apache Config Files (`apache_config_files`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Sample .htaccess files to help achieve optimal configuration on the Apache web server. | Advanced configuration |  | Link
Authors (`authors`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Certain kinds of content can have authors instead of submitters (e.g. 'ocProducts'). The authors may be independently described and searched under. | Authors People in their roles | login log-in sign-in sign-on logon log-on authorize bio biography | Link
Awards (`awards`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Pick out content for featuring. | Providing featured content | highlight feature | Link
Backup (`backup`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Perform incremental or full backups of files and the database. Supports scheduling. | Backing up your site |  | Link
Banners (`banners`) Core: No Dependencies: None | An advanced banner system, with support for multiple banner rotations, commercial banner campaigns, and webring-style systems. Support for graphical, text, and flash banners. Hotword activation support. | Running advertisements (via the banner system) | advert advertising advertise | Link
Bookmarks (`bookmarks`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Allow members to bookmark screens of the website. As the bookmarks are tied to their member profile they can access them from any computer they can log in on. | Composr member system | favorite | Link
Breadcrumbs (`breadcrumbs`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Advanced breadcrumb editing. | Composr site structure Advanced site structure and flow |  | Link
Calendar (`calendar`) Core: No Dependencies: None | An advanced community calendar. | Running a calendar/diary | event diary schedule | Link
CAPTCHA (`captcha`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Stop spam-bots from performing actions on the website. | Composr member system |  | Link
Catalogues (`catalogues`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Describe your own custom data record types (by choosing and configuring fields) and populate with records. Supports tree structures, and most standard Composr features (e.g. ratings). | Custom structured content (via catalogues) Choosing how to publish Custom fields |  | Link
Chat (`chat`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Chatrooms and instant messaging. | Running chatrooms (features and advice) |  | Link
Conversr Avatars (`cns_avatars`) Core: No Dependencies: `cns_member_avatars` | A selection of avatars for Conversr | Composr member system |  | Link
Conversr Cartoon Avatars (`cns_cartoon_avatars`) Core: No Dependencies: `cns_member_avatars` | A selection of avatars for Conversr (sketched characters) | Composr member system |  | Link
Conversr Clubs (`cns_clubs`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Clubs for members, each of which comes with a forum. | Tools for subsites and subcommunities |  | Link
Conversr Contact Member (`cns_contact_member`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Off-site e-mailing of members (more private, and may be used by guests). | Correspondence between members |  | Link
Conversr Custom Profile Fields (`cns_cpfs`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Custom profile fields, so members may save additional details. If this is uninstalled any existing custom profile fields will remain in the system. | Advanced Composr member system |  | Link
Conversr Forum (`cns_forum`) Core: No Dependencies: `polls` | The Conversr forum- a modern advanced forum for members to interact on. | Discussion forums Keeping on track of busy forums Basic forum moderation Choosing how to publish |  | Link
Conversr Member Avatars (`cns_member_avatars`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Member avatars. | Composr member system |  | Link
Conversr Member Photos (`cns_member_photos`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Member photos. | Composr member system |  | Link
Conversr Member Titles (`cns_member_titles`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Member titles. | Composr member system |  | Link
Conversr Multi Moderations (`cns_multi_moderations`) Core: No Dependencies: `cns_forum` | Multi-moderations for the Conversr forum. | Basic forum moderation |  | Link
Conversr Post Templates (`cns_post_templates`) Core: No Dependencies: `cns_forum` | Post templates for the Conversr forum. | Running a virtual support desk |  | Link
Conversr Reported Posts (`cns_reported_posts`) Core: No Dependencies: `cns_forum` | Post reporting with the Conversr forum. | Coordination between staff and staff/members |  | Link
Conversr Signatures (`cns_signatures`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Member signatures. | Composr member system |  | Link
Conversr Thematic Avatars (`cns_thematic_avatars`) Core: No Dependencies: `cns_member_avatars` | A selection of avatars for Conversr | Composr member system |  | Link
Conversr Warnings (`cns_warnings`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Member warnings and punishment. | Dealing with annoying users Coordination between staff and staff/members |  | Link
Code Editor (`code_editor`) Core: No Dependencies: None | For programmers- A simple editor for editing Composr code files, with support for override support and saving via FTP. | The Composr programming framework |  | Link
Collaboration Zone (`collaboration_zone`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Collaboration Zone. | Running a collaboration hub: the Collaboration Zone |  | Link
Commandr (`commandr`) Core: No Dependencies: `import` | A command-line environment for managing your website, designed for Linux/Unix lovers. | Commandr The Composr Enterprise Repository | console command prompt command line cle | Link
Content Privacy (`content_privacy`) Core: No Dependencies: `cns_cpfs` | Allows users to specify privacy level for their content. | Dealing with annoying users |  | Link
Content Reviews (`content_reviews`) Core: No Dependencies: `unvalidated`, `commandr` | Regularly review content for accuracy. | Admin Zone overview | content reviews audit | Link
Core (`core`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | (Core Composr code) | Dos and Do-nots of a (Composr) website Drinking from the feature pool Metadata Manually editing your database with phpMyAdmin URL Schemes in Composr Improving your search engine ranking Filtering using Selectcode syntax Filtering using Filtercode syntax Composr keyboard shortcuts Understanding and configuring e-mail Disaster recovery Anti-spam settings |  | Link
Core Abstract Components (`core_abstract_components`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Core rendering functionality. | Themeing your site |  | Link
Core Abstract Interfaces (`core_abstract_interfaces`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Core rendering functionality. | Themeing your site |  | Link
Core Addon Management (`core_addon_management`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Install or uninstall addons. | The Composr programming framework |  | Link
Core Admin Zone Dashboard (`core_adminzone_dashboard`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | The dashboard tools shown in the Admin Zone. | Admin Zone overview |  | Link
Core Cleanup Tools (`core_cleanup_tools`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Behind-the-scenes maintenance tasks. | Cleanup tools |  | Link
Core Conversr (`core_cns`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | The Composr member/usergroup system. | Composr member system Advanced Composr member system People in their roles Integrating Composr into a network via HTTP authentication The Composr emoticon system |  | Link
Core Comcode Pages (`core_comcode_pages`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Manage new pages on the website, known as Comcode pages. | Adding standalone pages of content (via Comcode) Using blocks Choosing how to publish |  | Link
Core Configuration (`core_configuration`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Set configuration options. | Basic configuration and getting started Advanced configuration Moving sites |  | Link
Core Database Drivers (`core_database_drivers`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | The code layer that binds the software to one of various different kinds of database software. | Webhosting for Composr Basic Installation Advanced installation |  | Link
Core Feedback Features (`core_feedback_features`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Features for user interaction with content. | Feedback and user interaction Advanced news |  | Link
Core Fields (`core_fields`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | (Core fields API) | Custom structured content (via catalogues) Custom fields |  | Link
Core Form Interfaces (`core_form_interfaces`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Core rendering functionality for forms. | Themeing your site |  | Link
Core Forum Drivers (`core_forum_drivers`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | The code layer that binds the software to one of various different forum/member systems. | Nuances of forum integration Code Book, part 1b (Further back-end concepts) |  | Link
Core Graphic Text (`core_graphic_text`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Core rendering functionality for imagery. | Supplementary web technologies (media, social networking, etc) |  | Link
Core HTML Abstractions (`core_html_abstractions`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Core rendering functionality. | Themeing your site |  | Link
Core Language Editing (`core_language_editing`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Translate the software, or just change what it says for stylistic reasons. | Localisation and internationalisation Changing the site language (for end users) Translating Composr content Translations code philosophy International support communities |  | Link
Core Menus (`core_menus`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Edit menus. | Customising what's on the menus |  | Link
Core Notifications (`core_notifications`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Sends out action-triggered notifications to members listening to them. | Notifications |  | Link
Core Permission Management (`core_permission_management`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Manage permissions. | Access control and privileges Advanced access control |  | Link
Core Primary Layout (`core_primary_layout`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Core rendering functionality. | Themeing your site Designer themes, implementing a clean-room design |  | Link
Core Rich Media (`core_rich_media`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Comcode and attachments. | Comcode and the attachment system Advanced Comcode WYSIWYG editing |  | Link
Core Themeing (`core_themeing`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Themeing the website, via CSS, HTML, and images. | Themeing your site Releasing a theme Theme Lifecycle Tempcode programming Fixed-width layouts Introduction to web design Designer themes, implementing a clean-room design Mobile design |  | Link
Core Upgrader (`core_upgrader`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | The upgrader code. | Performing an upgrade |  | Link
Core Webstandards (`core_webstandards`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Web Standards checking tools. | Helping improve site accessibility for disabled users Guide to web technologies (including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) |  | Link
Core Zone Editor (`core_zone_editor`) Core: Yes Dependencies: None | Manage zones (sub-sites). | Composr site structure Advanced site structure and flow |  | Link
Counting Blocks (`counting_blocks`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Blocks for hit counters, and count-downs. | Providing featured content |  | Link
Custom Comcode (`custom_comcode`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Create new Comcode tags. | Advanced Comcode |  | Link
Debrand (`debrand`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Allow easy debranding of the website software. | Code Book, part 3 (Miscellany) |  | Link
Downloads (`downloads`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Host a downloads directory. | Providing downloads Advanced provision of downloads Choosing how to publish | file document publication library | Link
eCommerce (`ecommerce`) Core: No Dependencies: None | eCommerce infrastructure, with support for digital purchase and usergroup subscriptions. Accounting functionality. | eCommerce | shopping payment purchase products | Link
Errorlog (`errorlog`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Log of errors that have happened on the website. | Admin Zone overview |  | Link
Failover (`failover`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Advanced system to detect if the site goes down, and provide an automatic fallback. | Optimising Performance |  | Link
Filedump (`filedump`) Core: No Dependencies: None | File/media library, for use in attachments or for general ad-hoc sharing. | Running a collaboration hub: the Collaboration Zone | library file manager asset | Link
Forum Blocks (`forum_blocks`) Core: No Dependencies: `news_shared` | Blocks to draw forum posts and topics into the main website. | Providing featured content |  | Link
Galleries (`galleries`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Galleries, including support for video galleries, and member personal galleries. | Providing galleries Advanced galleries | gallery album podcast multimedia | Link
Google Appengine (`google_appengine`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Support for deploying to Google App Engine (for developers). | Installing on Google App Engine |  | Link
Help Page (`help_page`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A simple website help page. Note that removing this will not remove the menu link automatically. | Basic configuration and getting started |  | Link
HPHP Buildkit (`hphp_buildkit`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Scripts for supporting Facebook's HHVM. | Optimising Performance |  | Link
Import (`import`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Switch to Composr from other software. This addon provides the architecture for importing, and a number of prewritten importers. | Importing data into Composr | convert migrate interchange importance priority precedence level | Link
Installer (`installer`) Core: No Dependencies: None | The installer files (can be removed immediately after installing; in fact Composr makes you remove install.php manually). | Basic Installation Advanced installation Linux file permissions |  | Link
Language Block (`language_block`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A block to allow visitors to choose their language. | Localisation and internationalisation Changing the site language (for end users) International support communities |  | Link
LDAP (`ldap`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Support for integrating Conversr with an LDAP server, so usergroup and members can be the same as those already on the network | Integrating Composr into a corporate network via LDAP | active directory | Link
Linux Helper Scripts (`linux_helper_scripts`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Bash shell scripts to help configure permissions on Linux/Unix servers. | Advanced installation |  | Link
Match Key Permissions (`match_key_permissions`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Match-key-permissions allow advanced setting of permissions on a screen-by-screen basis. | Advanced access control |  | Link
MSN (`msn`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Features to support multi-site-networks (networks of linked sites that usually share a common member system). | Advanced techniques for multi-site-networks |  | Link
News (`news`) Core: No Dependencies: `news_shared` | News and blogging. | Releasing news & running a Blog Advanced news Choosing how to publish | blogs press release journal story stories article | Link
News Shared (`news_shared`) Core: No Dependencies: None | (Common files needed for RSS and News addons) | Releasing news & running a Blog Advanced news |  | Link
Newsletter (`newsletter`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Support for users to join newsletters, and for the staff to send out newsletters to subscribers, and to specific usergroups. | Running a newsletter | mass-mail mass-mailing bulletin mail-merge announcement | Link
Page Management (`page_management`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Manage pages on the website. | Composr site structure Advanced site structure and flow |  | Link
PHP-Info (`phpinfo`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Access PHP configurational information from inside Composr. | Webhosting for Composr |  | Link
Points (`points`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Allow members to accumulate points via a number of configurable activities, as well as exchange points with each other. Points act as a ranking system as well as a virtual currency. | Creating an economy/reward-system for members via points | karma | Link
Pointstore (`pointstore`) Core: No Dependencies: `points` | Provide a number of virtual products to your members in exchange for the points they have accumulated by their activity | Creating an economy/reward-system for members via points |  | Link
Polls (`polls`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A poll (voting) system. | Feedback and user interaction |  | Link
Printer Friendly Block (`printer_friendly_block`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A block to provide a link for the current screen to be turned into it's printer-friendly equivalent. | Browser version requirements |  | Link
Quizzes (`quizzes`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Construct competitions, surveys, and tests, for members to perform. Highly configurable, and comes with administrative tools to handle the results. | Quizzes | surveys tests competitions questionnaires prize-draw exam assessment | Link
Random Quotes (`random_quotes`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A block to display random quotes on your website, and an administrative tool to choose them. | Providing featured content |  | Link
Realtime Rain (`realtime_rain`) Core: No Dependencies: `stats` | Real-time/historic display of website activity. | Activity statistics for your site (analytics) |  | Link
Recommend (`recommend`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Allow members to easily recommend the website to others. | Composr member system | refer | Link
Redirects Editor (`redirects_editor`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Manage redirects between pages. | Tools for subsites and subcommunities |  | Link
Rootkit Detector (`rootkit_detector`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A tool to help power-user webmasters identify if a "rootkit" has been placed on the server. | Security |  | Link
Search (`search`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Multi-content search engine. | Searching your website | find filter | Link
Securitylogging (`securitylogging`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Log/display security alerts. | Security Using IP addresses to trace users | audit | Link
Setupwizard (`setupwizard`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Quick-start setup wizard. | Basic configuration and getting started Drinking from the feature pool |  | Link
Shopping (`shopping`) Core: No Dependencies: `ecommerce`, `catalogues` | Online store functionality. | eCommerce | ecommerce payment purchase products | Link
SMS (`sms`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Provides an option for the software to send SMS messages, via the commercial Clickatell web service. By default this is only used by the notifications system. | Notifications |  | Link
SSL (`ssl`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Choose which pages of your website run over HTTPS (SSL). Requires an SSL certificate to be installed on the webserver, and a dedicated IP address. | Security | https | Link
Staff (`staff`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Choose and display a selection of staff from the super-administator/super-moderator usergroups. This is useful for multi-site networks, where members with privileges may not be considered staff on all websites on the network. | Coordination between staff and staff/members Advice for choosing and managing staff People in their roles | moderator admin administrator operator webmaster | Link
Staff Messaging (`staff_messaging`) Core: No Dependencies: `cns_forum` | Blocks to allow visitors to contact the staff, either via e-mail, or via a special administrative interface which the staff may use to comment on the messages and assign task ownership. | Feedback and user interaction Running a virtual support desk |  | Link
Stats (`stats`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Show advanced graphs (analytics) and dumps of raw data relating to your website activity. | Activity statistics for your site (analytics) | engagement metric kpi analytics statistics hits | Link
Stats Block (`stats_block`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A block to show a selection of your website statistics to your visitors. | Activity statistics for your site (analytics) |  | Link
Supermember Directory (`supermember_directory`) Core: No Dependencies: `collaboration_zone` | Show a list of all members in the configured "Super member" usergroup. Useful for communities that need to provide a list of VIPs. | Running a collaboration hub: the Collaboration Zone |  | Link
Syndication (`syndication`) Core: No Dependencies: `syndication_blocks` | Syndicate RSS/Atom feeds of your content. | Integration of Composr and other installed scripts/applications Releasing news & running a Blog Advanced news | atom rss feed | Link
Syndication Blocks (`syndication_blocks`) Core: No Dependencies: `news` | Show RSS and Atom feeds from other websites. | Releasing news & running a Blog Advanced news |  | Link
Textbased Persistent Caching (`textbased_persistent_caching`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A persistent data cache, using disk files for data storage. | Optimising Performance |  | Link
Themewizard (`themewizard`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Automatically generate your own colour schemes using the default theme as a base. Uses the sophisticated chromagraphic equations built into Composr. | Themeing your site Designer themes, implementing a clean-room design |  | Link
Tickets (`tickets`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A support ticket system. | Running a virtual support desk | contact feedback message issue email e-mail support desk | Link
Uninstaller (`uninstaller`) Core: No Dependencies: None | The uninstaller. | Uninstalling Composr from a server | uninstall disable remove | Link
Unvalidated (`unvalidated`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Subject member's to validation (approval) of their content submissions, and enable/disable content. | Dealing with annoying users | check-in workflow validation valid approve approval approved live accept posted online active activate activation visible verify publish | Link
Users Online Block (`users_online_block`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A block to show which users who are currently visiting the website, and birthdays. | Composr member system |  | Link
Welcome E-mails (`welcome_emails`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Welcome e-mails for new members. | Advanced Composr member system |  | Link
Wiki (`wiki`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Collaborative/encyclopaedic database interface. A wiki-like community database with rich media capabilities. | Custom structured content (via Wiki+) Choosing how to publish | knowledgebase | Link
Windows Helper Scripts (`windows_helper_scripts`) Core: No Dependencies: None | A .bat script to help configure permissions on Windows servers. | Advanced installation Installing Composr on a Windows desktop |  | Link
Wordfilter (`wordfilter`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Block rude/offensive/inappropriate words. | Dealing with annoying users | word-filter swear curse | Link
XML Fields (`xml_fields`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Advanced form field filtering. | The form field filter system |  | Link
Zone Logos (`zone_logos`) Core: No Dependencies: None | Support for having different logos for individual zones. | Basic configuration and getting started |  | Link

[title="2"]Other tutorials[/title]

The following tutorials do not link into any specific addon:

- How the Internet actually works
- Mobile apps via Composr Mobile SDK
- Introduction to programming
- Analytics and split testing -- using Google Analytics
- Writing mini-modules
- Web-applications, Composr, and PHP
- Legal and social responsibilities
- Facebook Support
- How domain names work
- Introduction to Cookies and sessions (and JavaScript)
- Problem and feedback reports, and development policies

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