System plugins operate every time a page on your site loads. They control such things as your URLS, whether users can check a "remember me" box on the login module, and whether caching is enabled. New in 1.6 is the redirect plugin that with the redirect component assist you in managing changes in URLs.
Default on:
- Remember me Help
- SEFHelp
- DebugHelp
Default off:
- CacheHelp
- LogHelp
- RedirectHelp
Default on:
- Joomla Help
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Two new plugins are available in 1.6 but are disabled by default.
- Contact CreatorHelp
Creates a new linked contact record for each new user created. - ProfileHelp
This example profile plugin allows you to insert additional fields into user registration and profile display. This is intended as an example of the types of extensions to the profile you might want to create.
Content plugins run when specific kinds of pages are loaded. They do things ranging from protecting email addresses from harvesters to creating page breaks.
Default on:
- Email Cloaking Help
- Load Module Help
- Page Break Help
- Page Navigation Help
- Rating Help
Default off:
- Code Highlighting (Geshi) Help
