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Event: OnBeforePluginFormSave

Fires after a form is submitted but before a Plugin is saved in the manager.

  • Service: 1 - Parser Service Events
  • Group: Plugin

Event Parameters

Name Description
mode Either 'upd' or 'new', depending on the circumstance.
plugin A reference to the modPlugin object.
id The ID of the plugin. Will be 0 for new plugins.

Examples of

Such a plugin displays a message stating that the field is not filled description:

<?php
$eventName = $modx->event->name;
switch($eventName) {
    case 'OnBeforePluginFormSave':
        if (!$plugin->get('description')){
            $modx->event->output("You haven't forgotten your head at home, but you forgot about the description! =)");
        }
        break;
}

Such a plugin will prevent the user from creating new plugins with id=1:

<?php
$eventName = $modx->event->name;
switch($eventName) {
    case 'OnBeforePluginFormSave':
        // if it's a new plugin
        if ($mode == modSystemEvent::MODE_NEW){
            if ($modx->user->get('id') == 1){
                $modx->event->output("You are not allowed to create new plugins!");
            }
        }
        break;
}

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