Plugin User Guide

ReactPress 4.0 plugins extend server-side logic (Hooks), similar to WordPress plugins, but without modifying theme code.

Theme = presentation · Plugin = logic

Operations in Admin

1. Plugins → Available to browse the catalog
2. Install → Enable
3. Click the plugin name for Settings (form generated from plugin.json settings.schema)

Built-in plugins

ID	Name	Capability
hello-world	Auto-summary	Generates summary field when publishing posts
seo	SEO enhancement	Slug, keywords, meta description; Admin editor slot
image-optimizer	Image optimization	Analyze media library history and batch WebP conversion

SEO plugin

When enabled, the post editor shows an SEO panel:

• Meta title / description
• Keywords
• URL slug (works with post slug)

Use with theme SSR and site SEO settings.

hello-world (auto-summary)

Generates summary at article.beforePublish Hook — useful for long posts without a manual summary.

image-optimizer

1. Enable the plugin
2. Open plugin settings and run scan
3. Confirm batch optimization; see plugin docs for original-file policy

CLI install (Monorepo)

pnpm run build:plugins    # compile official plugins
reactpress plugin install hello-world   # requires Monorepo / full CLI

4.0 global CLI users should prefer Admin.

Plugins vs Webhooks

Type	Trigger	Use case
Plugin Hook	In-process, synchronous, can mutate data	Summary, SEO, validation
Webhook	Outbound HTTP, async	Slack, CI, external CMS

Configure Webhooks in Settings → Webhook; they complement plugins.

Develop custom plugins

See Plugin development guide and repo plugins/README.md.

Related docs

• ReactPress 4.0 Extend
• Content management