I have been trying to understand how to edit the frontend plugin slots if I installed the system using tutor. IN tutor, all mfe are pre-installed so I can’t edit their env.config.jsx. The other way seems like by creating plugin. IS the plugin code shown below correct? Can you please guide step by st…

[image] czn: when should I edit env.config.jsx directly, and when should I create a plugin to modify it? As of tutor version 19 (the one that installs Sumac), you should not edit env.config.jsx directly if you intend to use it in production (via tutor local). You should instead create a plug…

Hi @czn and welcome! Have you read the release notes and the other links at the bottom of the page, to start?

Hi @sarina - I’m also wondering about the same - I did follow all different instructions but honestly if one thing is bad about tutor edx, it is the lack of clear and simple steps on how to implement something…I’m not a python expert but I do have solid knowledge and unfortunately there is an import…

I hear you and I’m going to tag @arbrandes as the author of some of these documents to help clarify.

Hi @sarina , thank you for your reply. I managed to get to work. I enabled the plugin then rebuilt all the images then performed a local launch, which updated the plugin slots. However, I’m still unclear about something: when should I edit env.config.jsx directly, and when should I create a plugin to…

I agree with you @mslyon . It is really pain for beginner like me. But I am hoping it will get easier overtime. Also, some of the things like dashboard are already installed with tutor but it is difficult to understand how we can modify it.

Can you send the steps you used? Thabks

First, you will need to create a plugin . [Screenshot 2025-01-09 at 7.52.32 AM] You can then go to the folder where plugin lies then and edit the python plugin file by adding the code I use in this discussion. Then enable the plugin. The code I posted in the beginning of this discussion will edit …

Hi @arbrandes , I have used frontend-component-header/src/plugin-slots/DesktopUserMenuSlot at v5.7.1 · openedx/frontend-component-header · GitHub steps to add a new link in the user dropdown, and it’s working fine. We added a “Documentation” link. Now, how can multi-language support work in the Slo…

[image] Mahendra: how can multi-language support work in the Slot Mechanism? This question was recently answered in another thread: [image] How to add translations for the footer and header using plugin slots Development I believe this falls under the “custom trans…

How to edit the available plugin slots if the openedx is installed using tutor?

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arbrandes (Adolfo R. Brandes) May 2, 2025, 6:18pm 11

This question was recently answered in another thread:

Let me know if that works for you.

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How to edit the available plugin slots if the openedx is installed using tutor?

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