Wix Blog: Categories Page
The Categories page has 3 plugin slots: 1 dashboard, and 2 dashboard menu. Slots are the placeholders in the UI for plugins. The slot ID is the value for the required extends field when configuring the plugin in the App Dashboard.
Location in dashboard
Blog > Categories
Dashboard plugin slots
The Categories page features 1 dashboard plugin slot.
Slot 1: Categories page
This dashboard plugin slot is positioned at the top of the page.
Configuration
Use the following slot ID for the extends property in your dashboard plugin's configuration in your app's dashboard:
slot ID: 0a208a9f-3b45-449c-ba8e-13a842ea5b84
For example:
Important: The hosting platform must be "BUSINESS_MANAGER".
Multiple plugins in the same slot
This plugin slot can host multiple plugins.
The plugins are displayed vertically and ordered by date created, with the most recently created plugin displayed at the bottom of the slot.
Dashboard menu plugin slots
The Categories page features 2 dashboard menu plugin slots.
Slot 2: Categories more actions menu
This dashboard menu plugin slot is located in the more actions menu for categories in the Categories page.
Configuration
Use the following slot ID for the extends property in your dashboard menu plugin's configuration in your app's dashboard:
slot ID: b2af2156-d82c-4d6c-9961-cf1cec053566
For example:
Important: The hosting platform must be "BUSINESS_MANAGER".
Interaction between the dashboard page and your plugin
Apps built by Wix pass parameters via dashboard slots for you to utilize in your plugin's functionality. Learn how to interact with and retrieve parameters from the dashboard page.
This slot passes the following parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
selectedId | String | ID of the category. |
Multiple plugins in the same slot
This menu plugin slot can host multiple plugins.
The plugins are displayed vertically and ordered by date created, with the most recently created plugin displayed at the bottom.
Slot 3: Categories bulk actions more actions menu
This dashboard menu plugin slot is located in the categories bulk actions' more actions menu in the Categories page.
Note: The more actions button does not appear on the page if an app hasn't configured any menu plugins in this slot.
Configuration
Use the following slot ID for the extends property in your dashboard menu plugin's configuration in your app's dashboard:
slot ID: 1d54236e-41fd-49f0-a2e8-83da66026b72
For example:
Important: The hosting platform must be "BUSINESS_MANAGER".
Interaction between the dashboard page and your plugin
Apps built by Wix pass parameters via dashboard slots for you to utilize in your plugin's functionality. Learn how to interact with and retrieve parameters from the dashboard page.
This slot passes the following parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
selectedIds | Array | Array of the selected categories' IDs. |
Multiple plugins in the same slot
This menu plugin slot can host multiple plugins.
The plugins are displayed vertically and ordered by date created, with the most recently created plugin displayed at the bottom.
Wix APIs
You can implement logic in your plugin using the Wix Blog APIs:
Slot IDs
| Slot | ID | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| Categories page | 0a208a9f-3b45-449c-ba8e-13a842ea5b84 | |
| Categories more actions menu | b2af2156-d82c-4d6c-9961-cf1cec053566 | selectedId |
| Categories bulk actions more actions menu | 1d54236e-41fd-49f0-a2e8-83da66026b72 | selectedIds |
See also
- About Dashboard Page Slots
- About Dashboard Plugin Extensions
- Add Self-hosted Dashboard Plugin Extensions
- About Dashboard Menu Plugin Extensions
- Add Dashboard Menu Plugin Extensions