Settings
Plugin settings
Turn plugins and widgets on or off, approve new custom widgets, and set plugin options.
Preferences, Plugins has two pages: Installed (shown as Manage below) and Plugin settings. Changes apply immediately.
Manage
Section titled “Manage”The pane heading is “Plugins”: Turn widgets and plugins on or off. Sections appear only when they have content.
| Control | What it does | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widgets: one card per widget, with an on/off switch | Shows or removes that overlay widget. A card may say “Includes: …” for bundled services. | Per widget | Turning a widget off stops it now and removes its UI. |
| Custom widgets: one row per widget, with switch | Enables a widget you added by dropping a folder in place. | Per widget | A widget awaiting your decision cannot be switched on. See the approval rows below. |
| Needs approval / Wants more access / Not installed (badge) | Approval state of a third-party custom widget. | n/a | Built-in widgets show no badge. |
| Settings (gear icon, custom widget) | Opens that widget’s own options inline. | Shown only if the widget declares options | |
| Allow / Allow changes | Approves the whole permission list the widget asks for. | n/a | One decision for everything listed. Each line is marked Required, Optional or Every widget. |
| Don’t install | Declines the widget and revokes the list. | n/a | |
| Review / Collapse | Reopen or fold a decided widget’s permission list. | n/a | You can still switch single permissions off later under Privacy & Security. |
| Plugins: one row per optional plugin, with switch | Turns the plugin on or off. | Per plugin | A confirmation (“Turn off X?”) lists other plugins that depend on it and turn off too. A plugin off because one it needs is off shows a greyed row with the reason. |
| Details chevron (plugin row) | Shows the plugin’s resources (each with its own switch) and “Depends on / Required by”. | collapsed | Resource switches are disabled while the plugin is off. |
| Core (collapsed, “Show N core plugins”) | Lists plugins that cannot be turned off, badged Always on. | collapsed | Advanced; for reference only. |
See also Custom widgets.
Settings
Section titled “Settings”Pane heading: “Plugin Settings” (Configure plugin-specific settings.). One group per plugin that publishes options; the plugin decides the controls, so the list varies with what is installed.
| Control | What it does | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group per plugin | Holds that plugin’s options. | n/a | Each row shows the plugin’s own label and description. |
| Option rows | A switch, number, text or drop-down depending on the option. | The plugin’s declared default | Saved the moment you change them. |
| “No plugin settings available.” | Shown when no installed plugin publishes options. | n/a |