To get the most out of Symphony, we’re going to need to extend the core system using extensions. Out of the box, Symphony provides some very powerful features. But it assumes nothing about the type of site that we create. To extend the system, let’s explore the available extensions.
The default Symphony install (the Spectrum theme) uses a set of extensions that could be considered a minimum for any Symphony site. Of course, this really depends on the developer and user preferences. A minimum set of extensions might include the following 4 extensions:
Upload the extension folder to your Symphony ‘extensions’ folder.
Navigate to System : Extensions, select the extension, choose Enable from the with-selected menu, then click Apply.
The extension should now be enabled. If the extension is a field, the new field type can now be added to your sections.
Update: As of 14 June 2009, there are 76 extensions available from the list of Downloads at the Symphony CMS site.
In alphabetical order:
To get the latest version of all the extensions, install Git and run the following commands:
git clone git://github.com/ahwayakchih/filterfield.git
git clone git://github.com/ahwayakchih/gcse.git
git clone git://github.com/ahwayakchih/languagefield.git
git clone git://github.com/ahwayakchih/markitup.git
git clone git://github.com/ahwayakchih/templatedtextformatters.git
git clone git://github.com/ahwayakchih/ysboss.git
git clone git://github.com/carsten/globalparamloader.git
git clone git://github.com/czheng/enhancedtaglist.git
git clone git://github.com/czheng/pagetemplates.git
git clone git://github.com/czheng/referencelink.git
git clone git://github.com/Demwunz/multiselect_to_checkboxes.git
git clone git://github.com/lewiswharf/mailchimp.git
git clone git://github.com/lewiswharf/new_visiter.git
git clone git://github.com/makenosound/cachelite.git
git clone git://github.com/makenosound/dynamic_event_redirect.git
git clone git://github.com/michael-e/admin_css_override.git
git clone git://github.com/michael-e/markdown_labels.git
git clone git://github.com/michael-e/textformatter_labels.git
git clone git://github.com/michael-e/uniqueuploadfield.git
git clone git://github.com/MrBlank/symphony_color_chooser.git
git clone git://github.com/nickdunn/entity_diagram.git
git clone git://github.com/nickdunn/firebug_profiler.git
git clone git://github.com/nickdunn/gravatar.git
git clone git://github.com/nickdunn/order_entries.git
git clone git://github.com/nickdunn/pingomatic.git
git clone git://github.com/nickdunn/publishfiltering.git
git clone git://github.com/nickdunn/section_schemas.git
git clone git://github.com/nickdunn/uploadify.git
git clone git://github.com/nickdunn/vimeo_videos.git
git clone git://github.com/nilshoerrmann/german.git
git clone git://github.com/nilshoerrmann/mediathek.git
git clone git://github.com/phoque/NoEditing.git
git clone git://github.com/phoque/Symphony-Enable-Tabkey.git
git clone git://github.com/phoque/Symphony--jQuery-supplier.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/akismet.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/asdc.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/breadcrumb.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/content_type_mappings.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/cookiemonster.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/export_ensemble.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/extension--time-field.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/filemanager.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/frontend_authentication.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/hashfield.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/iplocation_lookup.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/jit_image_manipulation.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/maintenance_mode.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/maplocationfield.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/markdown.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/numberfield.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/pages_editor_minimal.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/pagesfield.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/recaptcha.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/richtext_tinymce.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/selectbox_link_field.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/serverheaders.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/sessionmonster.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/uniqueinputfield.git
git clone git://github.com/pointybeard/xmlfield.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/activitylog.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/bilinkfield.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/calendaroverlay.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/canofspam.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/cleanurlparams.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/emailtemplatefilter.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/flexdatefield.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/frontendmembermanager.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/globalresourceloader.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/numericgroupingfield.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/reflectionfield.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/repeatingdatefield.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/textboxfield.git
git clone git://github.com/rowan-lewis/textileplusformatter.git
git clone git://github.com/scottkf/mass-upload-utility.git
git clone git://github.com/tonyarnold/signedfileuploadfield.git
git clone git://github.com/yourheropaul/eventex.git