craft-plugins

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craft-plugins

description

Index and router for plugin-specific Craft CMS 5 guidance — configuration, Twig API, PHP/programmatic API, migrations, deployment, and pitfalls for the third-party plugins this pack documents. A plugin task routes here at any altitude: front-end (Twig/styling), back-end (PHP, content migrations, events), content modeling, or deployment. Triggers whenever a task names one of these plugins in ANY context (build, configure, style, render, query, import, migrate, deploy, translate, cache, debug): Formie (forms, submissions, File Upload field, form in a migration, notifications, translation overrides), SEOmatic (meta, sitemaps, JSON-LD, SEO field), Blitz (static/page caching, purge), Feed Me (XML/JSON/CSV import), Imager-X (transforms, srcset), ImageOptimize (OptimizedImages, responsive images), CKEditor (rich text, nested entries), Sprig (reactive, htmx), Element API (JSON endpoints), Retour (redirects, 404s), Navigation (nav menus), Hyper (link field), Colour Swatches, Password Policy (HIBP), Typogrify, Cache Igniter, Knock Knock (staging password), Elements Panel (N+1 debug), Sherlock (security scan), Amazon SES (SES/SNS bounce), Embedded Assets (oEmbed), Timeloop (recurring dates), Vite (craft.vite.*, asset bundling). Always load when a task names one of these plugins, even for PHP/migration/deployment — read references/<plugin>.md first. Do NOT trigger for Craft core with no plugin named (craftcms), general template architecture (craft-site), or general content modeling (craft-content-modeling).

Craft CMS 5 — Plugin References (Index & Router)

This skill is a router, not a tutorial. Its job is to make per-plugin guidance discoverable from any task framing — front-end, back-end PHP, content migration, deployment, or config — and point you at the right reference file.

Each plugin's curated reference lives in references/<plugin>.md and covers configuration, the Twig and/or PHP API, and the real-world pitfalls. Read the matching reference before implementing anything plugin-specific.

How to use this skill

1. Identify the plugin(s) named in the task (by name, package, or feature).
2. Open the matching references/<plugin>.md from the table below.
3. If the task is back-end (PHP, content migration, events, deployment), check the reference's back-end / programmatic sections specifically — several plugins (Formie, Feed Me, Element API, Amazon SES) are primarily or substantially back-end despite historically living under the front-end skill.

Routing table

Reference	Plugin (vendor)	Primary altitude	Key surface
references/formie.md	Formie (verbb)	Front-end and back-end	Form rendering (one-line/granular), theme config; programmatic form creation in a content migration, editing an existing form's field in a migration, forms as DB elements (not project config), cross-environment deployment, multi-site/static translation, overriding Formie's bundled strings (server + client window.FormieTranslations), native min/max length validation & its two message keys, required+min interaction, File Upload volume + file renaming, notification attachments, captcha & caching
references/seomatic.md	SEOmatic (nystudio107)	Front-end + config	Meta cascade, Twig get/set API, JSON-LD, custom element SEO bundles, sitemaps, GraphQL
references/blitz.md	Blitz (putyourlightson)	Mixed (front-end + ops)	Refresh modes, Twig dynamic content, driver architecture (storage/purger/deployer), Nginx rewrite, Cloudflare integration
references/feed-me.md	Feed Me (craftcms)	Back-end / ops	Data import from XML/JSON/CSV, field mapping, duplicate handling, CLI automation, scheduled imports
references/imager-x.md	Imager-X (spacecatninja)	Front-end + config	Advanced image transforms, batch generation, named presets, effects, optimizers, external storage
references/image-optimize.md	ImageOptimize (nystudio107)	Front-end + field config	OptimizedImages field, imgTag()/pictureTag() builders, loading strategies, transform methods, console commands
references/ckeditor.md	CKEditor (craftcms)	Mixed (field config + front-end)	Field settings (toolbar, headings, image mode), nested entries with chunk rendering and value helpers, link configuration, GraphQL Mode, ES-module custom plugins, HTML Purifier, Redactor migration
references/sprig.md	Sprig (putyourlightson)	Front-end	Reactive Twig components (htmx), live search, load more, pagination, filtering, form submissions without JS
references/element-api.md	Element API (craftcms)	Back-end / config	JSON API via config file, Fractal transformers, endpoint routing, pagination, caching
references/retour.md	Retour (nystudio107)	Ops / config	Redirect types (exact/regex), 404 tracking, CSV import, auto slug-change redirects, config
references/navigation.md	Navigation (verbb)	Front-end	Node querying, custom rendering, active states, custom fields on nodes, GraphQL
references/hyper.md	Hyper (verbb)	Front-end + field config	Link types, getLinkAttributes(), getText(), single/multi-link, element access, button atom integration
references/colour-swatches.md	Colour Swatches (craftpulse)	Mixed	Palette config, multi-colour swatches, Tailwind class mapping, Twig model API
references/password-policy.md	Password Policy (craftpulse)	Back-end / config	Validation rules, HIBP check, retention/expiry, console commands, recommended settings
references/typogrify.md	Typogrify (nystudio107)	Front-end	|typogrify, |widont, |truncateOnWord, smart quotes, widow prevention
references/cache-igniter.md	Cache Igniter (putyourlightson)	Ops	GlobalPing warmer, geographic locations, refresh delay, Blitz companion
references/knock-knock.md	Knock Knock (verbb)	Ops / config	Staging password protection, environment-aware config, URL exclusions
references/timeloop.md	Timeloop (craftpulse)	Mixed	Repeating date field, craft.timeloop variable API, recurringDates() function, GraphQL, period frequencies
references/elements-panel.md	Elements Panel (putyourlightson)	Dev tooling	Debug toolbar panels for element population counts, duplicate detection, eager-loading opportunities
references/sherlock.md	Sherlock (putyourlightson)	Ops / config	Security scanning, HTTP headers, CMS config checks, scheduled scans, IP restriction, monitoring
references/embedded-assets.md	Embedded Assets (spicyweb)	Mixed	oEmbed as first-class assets, craft.embeddedAssets.get(), iframe customization, GraphQL
references/amazon-ses.md	Amazon SES (putyourlightson)	Back-end / config	SES mail transport adapter, AWS credential config, SNS bounce tracking (no Twig API)
references/vite.md	Vite (nystudio107)	Front-end + buildchain	craft.vite.* Twig API (script, register, entry, asset, integrity, inline, includeCriticalCssTags, devServerRunning), vite.php config keys. Buildchain/vite.config.ts detail in the craft-site skill's references/vite-buildchain.md

Companion skills

• craftcms — for the Craft core APIs a plugin task builds on: element saving, events, migrations, queue jobs, field-value storage. Load alongside this skill for any plugin PHP/migration work.
• craft-site — for front-end template architecture the plugin output slots into (components, layouts, image presets). Load alongside this skill for plugin rendering/styling work.
• craft-content-modeling — when the plugin interacts with sections, fields, volumes, or multi-site propagation.
• craft-cloud / servd — when the plugin task involves deployment, edge caching, or ephemeral-filesystem constraints.