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How to enable Plugin tabs;

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Description

The Document Server has a feature called Plugins that adds extra functionality, like translator, embedding youtube videos, thesaurus, photo editing etc.
The Plugins are open source and availabe here: https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/sdkjs-plugins

I tried to enable the Plugins tab but I must be doing something wrong:

  1. Download/Clone https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/sdkjs-plugins
  2. Move the sdkjs-plugin folder to /usr/share/nginx/nextcloud/apps/documentserver_community/
  3. Give the folder sdkjs-plugin appropriate permissions (sudo chown -R www-data:www-data sdkjs-plugin)
  4. Open a Example.odt
  5. No Plugins tab.

Server configuration

  • OS: Ubuntu 18.04.4
  • Web server: Nginx
  • Database: Mariadb
  • PHP version: 7.2
  • Nextcloud version: 18.0.2
  • Updated from an older Nextcloud/ownCloud or fresh install: Fresh Install
  • Where did you install Nextcloud from: Nextcloud website

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the issue's installation steps and the sdkjs-plugins repository, then inspect how the documentserver_community app loads plugins under /usr/share/nginx/nextcloud/apps/documentserver_community/. Verify the configuration against the listed Ubuntu, Nginx, MariaDB, PHP, and Nextcloud versions. Done means the Plugins tab appears when opening Example.odt.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
mariadb, nginx, php, ubuntu
Domain
backend, devops
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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