Managing Plugins

Accessing the Plugin Manager

The plugin manager showing a list of available plugins with activation toggles and configuration options

From the administration panel, click Manage plugins to see the list of available plugins.

Plugin States

Each plugin has one of two states:

• Active — The plugin is enabled and its features are available on the platform

• Inactive — The plugin is installed but disabled

Activating a Plugin

1. Find the plugin in the list

2. Click Install, then Enable or toggle it on

3. Configure the plugin settings (if applicable, find the Configure button)

4. Save

5. If recommended in the README, enable it in a specific region

Some plugins add tools to courses, new pages to the platform, or additional functionality to existing features.

Configuring a Plugin

Many plugins have configuration options. After activating a plugin:

1. Click the Configure button next to the plugin

2. Fill in the required configuration (API keys, URLs, options, etc.)

3. Save

Deactivating a Plugin

1. Find the plugin in the list

2. Click Disable or toggle it off

3. The plugin's features are immediately removed from the platform, but the plugin is still installed and maintains its configuration until you Uninstall it

Disabling a plugin does not delete its data. If you enable it later, the data is still available.

Tips

• Only activate what you need — Each active plugin adds some overhead. Keep unused plugins deactivated.

• Test before production — Activate new plugins in a test environment first

• Check compatibility — After upgrading Chamilo, verify that all active plugins still work correctly