List of Strapi plugins

This section provides a reference guide to the pre-installed plugins and additional plugins developed by Strapi which are available in the Marketplace. Regardless of the type, plugins are the fastest way to expand the functionality of your Strapi application. Additional documentation on plugins is provided in the relevent sections of the User Guide and the Developer Documention, however, A brief plugin description, how the installed plugin works, and changes to the admin panel is provided below.

Some plugin options are only available with an Enterprise edition license (opens new window), and are marked with Bronze Silver Gold in this reference guide.

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Some Strapi Starters and Templates might install additional plugins beyond the default plugins listed below.

Pre-installed plugins

Internationalization plugin

The Internationalization plugin is installed by default on all v4 Strapi applications, but it can be deactivated.

This plugin is used to manage content in different languages, called "locales". With the Internationalization plugin, it is possible to:

• define which locales should be available in the Strapi application,
• define which content-types and fields can be translated in different locales, or should only be available in the default locale,
• translate content and manage each locale individually.

The Internationalization plugin affects several parts of the admin panel. The table below lists all the additional options and settings that are added to a Strapi application once the plugin has been installed.

Section impacted	Options and settings
Settings	Addition of a new "Internationalization" setting sub-section, where locales can be added, edited or deleted from the application (see Configuring Internationalization locales). 👉 Path reminder: Settings > Global Settings > Internationalization Addition of new permissions for administator roles: access to Content-types, as well as possible actions on the Content-types, can be defined depending on the locale (see Configuring permissions). 👉 Path reminder: Settings > Administration panel Addition of role-based permissions setttings where the access for each user type can be enabled or restricted (see Configuring permissions). 👉 Path reminder: Settings > Administration panel > Roles > select role > Settings Bronze Silver Gold
Content-type Builder	Addition of a new setting at the Content-type level, to allow or not localisation/translation of the Content-type (see Creating a new content-type). Addition of a new setting at field level, to allow or not localisation/translation of the Content-type (see Configuring fields for content-types).
Content Manager	Addition of a new Locales filter in collection types list view, to manage entries per locale (see Introduction to the Content Manager). Addition of new options in Content-types edit view, to translate content and manage it per locale (see Translating content).

Users & Permissions plugin

✏️ NOTE

API tokens are the preferred method for managing end users. Strapi plans to remove the Users & Permissions plugin from the default installation in the future.

The Users & Permissions plugin is installed by default on all v4 Strapi applications, but can be deactivated.

This plugin is used to manage end users, who consume the content that is created and managed with a Strapi application and displayed on a front-end application (e.g. website, mobile application, connected device etc.). With the Users & Permissions plugin, it is possible to:

• manage end users accounts, based on the "User" collection type available through the plugin,
• define the available end-user roles and their related permissions,
• manage available providers to enable end users to login through third-party providers,
• configure available email templates aimed at the end users (e.g. password reset, email address confirmation).

The Users & Permissions plugin impacts several parts of the admin panel. The table below lists all the additional options and settings that are added to a Strapi application once the plugin has been installed.

Section impacted	Options and settings
Settings	Addition of a "Users & Permissions plugin" setting section, which contains 4 sub-sections: Roles (see Configuring end-user roles), Providers, Email Templates, and Advanced Settings (see Configuring Users & Permissions plugin). 👉 Path reminder: Settings > Users & Permissions plugin
Content-type Builder	Creation of a default collection type "User" which allows for the management of the end users, the end-user roles and their permissions. This collection type cannot be deleted and the composing fields cannot be edited, but the addition of new fields is possible.
Content Manager	Addition of the default "User" collection type that allows for the managment of end-user accounts (see Managing end-user accounts). By default, the following fields are available: Username, Email, Password, as well as Confirmed and Blocked as boolean fields. The "User" collection type has a relation established with the "Role" collection type. All end-user accounts must have a designated role: by default, the end user is attributed the end-user role set as default, but that role can be changed via the end-user entries directly in the Content Manager.

Email plugin

The Email plugin allows users to send email from the server or from external providers such as Sendgrid. The Email plugin is configured through the ./config/plugins.js file, however users can test email delivery by clicking on Settings in the main navigation and then Configuration under the email plugin heading. More information about the email plugin is available in the Developer Documentation

Media library plugin

The Media Library plugin is installed by default in each Strapi application and is accessible in the main navigation panel. The media Library allows users to:

• upload media
• download media
• crop images
• change file names, alternative text, and captions

Media assets can be manipulated through the main navigation or inside media fields in the Content Manager. In addition to the Media Library in the main navigation, the Media Library Plugin affects other parts of the administration panel:

Section impacted	Options and settings
Main Navigation	Addition of the Media Library to the main navigation. From the Media Library assets can be uploaded, downloaded, meta data edited, and images can be cropped.
Settings	Addition of booleans for: responsive friendly upload size optimization auto orientation 👉 Path reminder: Settings > Media Library Addition of role-based permissions setttings where the access for each user type can be enabled or restricted (see Configuring permissions). 👉 Path reminder: Settings > Administration panel > Roles > select role > Settings Bronze Silver Gold Addition of role-based permissions setttings where the access to the Media Library and Media Library functions can be enabled or restricted (see Configuring permissions). 👉 Path reminder: Settings > Administration panel > Roles > select role > Plugins Bronze Silver Gold

✏️ NOTE

Drag and drop media uploads on the entry page are not currently functional. A user must click on the media field to open a dialog box, where you can select existing assets or upload new assets.

Additional plugins

Documentation

The Documentation plugin is available from the Strapi Market (opens new window) or the in-app marketplace. The Documentation plugin automates documentation for APIs in a Strapi application using the Open API specification version 3.0.1. When the Documentation plugin is installed it is available in the admin panel, under the heading plugins. The Documentation plugin allows you to:

• open the API documentation
• regenerate the documentation
• restrict access to the documentation endpoint

The Documentation plugin affects multiple parts of the admin panel. The table below lists all the additional options and settings that are added to a Strapi application once the plugin has been installed.

Section impacted	Options and settings
Documentation	Addition of a new Documentation option in the main navigation under the plugins heading, which contains links to open and refresh the documentation.
Settings	Addition of a "Documentation plugin" setting section, which controls whether the documentation endpoint is private or not. 👉 Path reminder: Settings > documentation plugin Activation of role based access control for accessing, updating, deleting, and regenerating the documentation. Administrators can authorize different access levels to different types of users in the Plugins tab and the Settings tab. 👉 Path reminder: Settings > Administration Panel > Roles Bronze Silver Gold

Gatsby preview

The Gatsby preview plugin allows applications with Gatsby Cloud accounts to preview the front end and is available from the Strapi Market (opens new window) or the in-app marketplace. More information about the plugin is available on the Gatsby preview plugin page (opens new window).

Section impacted	Options and settings
Settings	Addition of the Gatsby preview plugin section in the Settings sub navigation. In the plugin settings the user can: enable or disable Collection Types and Single Types, add the Gatsby Content Sync url
Content Manager	Addition of the open Gatsby preview button in the right-side navigation

GraphQL

There is no access to the GraphQL plugin in the admin panel. Users can confirm the plugin installation by referencing the list of installed plugins by clicking on Plugins in the main navigation.

SEO

The Strapi SEO plugin is designed to improve your application SEO. Once installed, the plugin is available in the main navigation menu. The SEO plugin requires adding a shared component to Collection Types and Single Types. From the SEO link in the main navigation, a list of Collection Types and Single Types is available. The plugin allows for:

• importation of default Strapi seo and meta-social components
• manage the meta title, meta description, and preview the content
• manage social tags for Facebook and Twitter
• SEO analysis of the application content

Please see the plugin documentation in the Strapi Market (opens new window) for more details.

Section impacted	Options and settings
Content Manager	Addition of SEO field to Collection Types with the SEO component Addition of SEO menu in the right-side navigation Addition of Browser Preview and Social Preview buttons in the right-side navigation, Addition of SEO Summary and link for details in the right-side navigation.
Content-type Builder	Addition of shared - metaSocial and shared - seo components in the Content-type Builder sub navigation. The shared - metaSocial and shared - seo components can be added to a collection type or single type using the + Add another field button and adding an existing component. See Configuring fields for content-types
Main navigation	Addition of SEO to the main navigation. By clicking on SEO a list of Collection Types and Single Types, with the SEO status, is available.

Sentry

There is no access to the Sentry plugin in the admin panel. The user can confirm the plugin installation by referencing the list of installed plugins by clicking on Plugins in the main navigation.