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Admin Plugin Development - Introduction

Welcome to the Talawa Admin plugin development guide. This resource will help you create plugins that extend the admin dashboard with custom functionality.

What Are Admin Plugins?​

Admin plugins are React-based extensions that add features to the Talawa Admin Dashboard. They allow you to:

  • Add New Routes: Register new routes for navigation and deep linking
  • Add Pages: Create new screens for admin and user roles
  • Inject Microfrontends: Integrate microfrontends or widgets at specific UI locations

Prerequisites​

Before developing admin plugins, you should be familiar with:

Required Knowledge​

  • React: Component-based UI development
  • TypeScript: Type-safe JavaScript
  • Modern JavaScript: ES6+ features
  • GraphQL: For data fetching from API

Helpful but Optional​

  • Vite: Build tool used by Talawa Admin
  • Material-UI: Component library used in Talawa
  • Apollo Client: GraphQL client
  • Vitest: Testing framework