.. _Verawood Frontend Plugin Slots: New Frontend Plugin Slots for the Verawood Release ################################################## Utilizing *frontend plugin slots*, site operators now have the ability to customize various portions of the site. A “frontend plugin slot” refers to an area of a web page - comprising one or more visual elements - that can be “swapped out” with other visual elements. For example, one plugin slot allows you to remove the "Help" button in the header. Overhead and hassle is minimized using the plugin slot system. Site operators can leverage a plugin slot using a configuration file; the codebase does not need to be copied (“forked”) nor are extensive changes needed. A snippet of code is all that is needed to use a plugin slot. A site operator places that code within a configuration file. Site operators should refer to the ``src/plugin-slots`` directory within each MFE's codebase to view documentation for that MFE's plugin slot(s). In these release notes, we'll detail the new and updated plugin slots found in the Ulmo release. The full list of existing plugin slots can be found in :ref:`Available Frontend Plugin Slots`, and usage instructions are available at :ref:`Use A Frontend Plugin Framework Slot`. .. contents:: :local: :depth: 1 Where possible, descriptions of the plugin slots are provided. Click the name of the slot to be brought to the documentation page which contains example screenshots. Note: Instance operators using these slots will need to use their fully-qualified slot id provided in the descriptions, such as ``org.openedx.frontend.authoring.course_unit_sidebar.v1``. frontend-app-authoring ********************** **Added:** - `org.openedx.frontend.authoring.page_banner.v1 `_: This slot wraps the Paragon ```PageBanner`` component to allow plugins to replace, modify, or hide the banner shown on pages like Schedule & Details. By default, it renders the standard ``PageBanner`` with the provided props and children. frontend-app-discussions ************************ **Added:** - `org.openedx.frontend.layout.header_discussions.v1 `_: This slot is used to replace/modify/hide the discussions header. frontend-app-learning ********************* **Added:** - `org.openedx.frontend.learning.course_tab_links.v1 `_: This slot is used to replace/modify/hide the course tabs. - `org.openedx.frontend.learning.course_tabs_navigation.v1 `_: This slot is used to replace/modify/hide the entire course tab navigation. - `org.openedx.frontend.learning.learner_tools.v1 `_: This plugin slot provides a location for learner-facing tools and features to be displayed during course content navigation. The slot is rendered via a React portal to ``document.body`` to ensure proper positioning and stacking context. **Updated:** See `ADR-10 Extract Update Widget from Core MFE `_ for more detail. - `NotificationTraySlot `_ is now `org.openedx.frontend.learning.upgrade_panel.v1 `_. Note The old ``org.openedx.frontend.learning.notification_tray.v1`` still exists `as an alias `_. So ``NotificationTraySlot`` is deprecated but still exists for this release. - `NotificationsDiscussionsSidebarSlot `_ is now `org.openedx.frontend.learning.right_sidebar.v1 `_. The `alias still exists for this release `_ but is deprecated. - `NotificationsDiscussionsSidebarTriggerSlot `_ is now `org.openedx.frontend.learning.right_sidebar_trigger.v1 `_ **Removed:** - `NotificationWidgetSlot `_ frontend-app-instructor-dashboard ********************************** This repository is new as of Verawood, and is enabled by default. It can be optionally disabled; see the :ref:`Verawood operator notes `. **Added:** - `org.openedx.frontend.slot.header.primaryLinks.v1 `_: The content of this slot renders the current course's organization, course number, and title next to the site logo while a user is on any instructor dashboard page, giving instructors an at-a-glance reminder of the course they are working in. - `org.openedx.frontend.slot.instructorDashboard.enrollmentActions.v1 `_: This slot is used to replace/modify/hide the action buttons in the header of the Enrollments tab. By default it renders Add Beta Testers and Enroll Learners with no permission gating, so out of the box the behavior is unchanged. - `org.openedx.frontend.slot.instructorDashboard.tabs.v1 `_: A placeholder for adding new tabs & routes to the instructor dashboard. Both slots ship empty. The instructor dashboard already renders a built-in set of tabs (Course Info, Enrollments, Course Team, Cohorts, Grading, etc.); these slots exist so a site operator can add new tabs alongside them. .. note:: This slot is the recommended replacement for the legacy ``InstructorDashboardRenderStarted`` filter (``org.openedx.learning.instructor.dashboard.render.started.v1``) that was previously used to inject extra sections — such as the "Reports" tab — into the Django-templated instructor dashboard. That filter no longer fires once the new frontend app is enabled. The Verawood version of Aspects (``platform-plugin-aspects`` 4.0.0+) already uses this slot, so only custom configurations that still rely on the legacy filter need to migrate. See :ref:`Verawood Dev Notes` for migration instructions. frontend-app-[authn, learner-dashboard, notifications] ****************************************************** Note that if you are testing out any of these repositories' :ref:`frontend-base implementations `, slot IDs may have changed. Site operators should review :ref:`Port a Frontend Plugin to frontend-base` for more detail. .. seealso:: * :ref:`Use A Frontend Plugin Framework Slot` * :ref:`Frontend Slots Learner Dash (Sumac)` * :ref:`Frontend Slots Header (Sumac)` **Maintenance chart** +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+------------------------------------+ | Review Date | Working Group Reviewer | Release |Test situation | +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+------------------------------------+ | 2026-07-30 | Frontend WG | Verawood | Pass | +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+------------------------------------+