A plug-in (or plugin) is a set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application. If supported, plug-ins enable customizing the functionality of an application.
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How can I get query string values?
Is there a plugin-less way of retrieving query string values via jQuery (or without)?
If so, how, and if not what plugin do you recommend?
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Recommended Eclipse plugins to generate UML from Java code
Are there eclipse plugins that you can recommend for generating diagrams (UML, sequence) from Java code?
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Best way to allow plugins for a PHP application
I am starting a new web application in PHP and this time around I want to create something that people can extend by using a plugin interface. How does one go about writing 'hooks' into their code so ...
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What's the best edit-in-place plugin for jQuery? [closed]
I need an edit-in-place plugin for jQuery but there are quite some around. I've been testing jeditable (http://www.appelsiini.net/projects/jeditable) but it lacks some basic options (like hover ...
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Recommended add-ons/plugins for Microsoft Visual Studio [closed]
Can anyone recommend any good add-ons/plugins for Microsoft Visual Studio? Freebies are preferred, but if it is worth the cost then that's fine.
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How do I list loaded plugins in Vim?
Does anybody know of a way to list up the "loaded plugins" in Vim?
I know I should be keeping track of this kind of stuff myself but
it would always be nice to be able to check the current status.
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What are the “must have” jQuery plugins?
I'd like to know what are the most useful JQuery plugins. I'm particularly interested in those which are likely to be useful in general UI development, such as Tablesorter, rather than those which ...
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Do you have any recommended plugins for Eclipse?
Are there any great plugins out there for Eclipse, either free or otherwise?
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Eclipse JavaScript editor [closed]
I'm looking for opinions on the best JavaScript editor available as an Eclipse plugin. I've been using Spket, which is good, but I'm convinced there must be something better out there. Is there?
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What Subversion plugins for Visual Studio are there?
What Subversion plugins exist for Visual Studio?
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Plug-in architecture for ASP.NET MVC
I've been spending some time looking at Phil Haack's article on Grouping Controllers very interesting stuff.
At the moment I'm trying to figure out if it would be possible to use the same ideas to ...
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uninstall plugins in Eclipse 3.4.X
The GUI for managing plugins in Eclipse got a bit of an overhaul in version 3.4.0.
This GUI is accessed via the "Software Updates..." option in the Help menu.
This displays the following dialog:
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Preferred ruby plugin for Eclipse?
RDT seems to be the preferred ruby plugin for adding ruby language support to Eclipse. However, I see that the main developer on that project has joined Aptana RadRails. Does this mean that project is ...
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Rails 3 authentication solutions
I poked around StackOverflow and Google, but couldn't find anyone who has put together a comparison of authentication gems or plugins for Rails (I'm looking for something for Rails 3). What ...
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Building a minimal plugin architecture in Python
I have an application, written in Python, which is used by a fairly technical audience (scientists).
I'm looking for a good way to make the application extensible by the users, i.e. a ...