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==Using Plugins==

Plugins are grouped together depending on which event they run on. A full list of events grouped by event type can be found [[Plugin/Events|here]] (the names of a lot of events changed between {{JVer|1.5}} and {{JVer|2.5}} see [[J2.5:Adapting_a_Joomla_1.5_extension_to_Joomla_2.5#Renamed_Events|here]] for a full list of changes). There are also several simple tutorials on making some sample plugins running on some of these events to help running searches on extensions using both the search and smart search components:

* [[Creating a search plugin]]
* [[Creating a Smart Search plug-in]] ({{JVer|2.5}} only)

There are further tutorials using the user triggers on how to create an authentication plugin to help users log into Joomla and creating a profile plugin for Joomla.

* [[Creating an Authentication Plugin for Joomla]]
* [[Creating a profile plugin]]

A more complex example of [[Creating a System Plugin to augment JRouter|using plugins to create a new system router]] to produce URLs is also available ({{JVer|2.5}} only).