Plugin types

WebSite-Watcher supports two types of Plugins:

• Private Plugins
  Private Plugins are created and stored per bookmark and cannot be shared between bookmarks.
  
  
• Shared Plugins
  Shared Plugins are stored in separate files and can be used by multiple bookmarks.

Both Plugin types use the same programming language and provide the same features. The only difference is how they are stored.

Identification of Shared Plugins

Private Plugins are stored per bookmark. Shared Plugins require an identification mechanism to determine whether they are compatible with a specific bookmark.

For each Shared Plugin, you must define unique identification strings from the HTML source to make the Plugin compatible with specific pages. Enter these identification strings on the "Identification" tab in the Plugin IDE.

Automatic suggestion of Shared Plugins

During a bookmark check, WebSite-Watcher uses the identification strings to determine whether a Shared Plugin is compatible with a page. If a compatible Plugin is found and you open the page in the internal browser, the browser information bar is displayed.

Click the information bar to open the list of compatible Plugins.