[ckan-dev] ANN: CKAN Extension Registry (Beta)

Tue Nov 4 12:26:12 UTC 2014

http://ckan.org/2014/11/04/ckan-extension-registry-share-and-find-ckan-extensions/

We are happy to announce the new CKAN Extensions Registry which lists
available CKAN Extensions:
http://extensions.ckan.org/

CKAN Extensions are a way to extend and alter the functionality of the base
CKAN platform using the numerous extension points provided by CKAN. CKAN
Extensions provide limitless possibilities
<http://docs.ckan.org/en/latest/extensions/> from altering the site look
and feel to adding site pages, from new validation methods to modifying or
adding APIs.

There are currently 100 extensions already listed in the registry based on
an initial survey of the extensions available “in the wild” (on github
etc), and we will be adding more going forward.

[image: CKAN Extension Registry Front Page] <http://extensions.ckan.org/>
Add Your Extension

Instructions for adding your extension to the registry are here:

http://extensions.ckan.org/add/
All About Extensions

CKAN Extensions <http://docs.ckan.org/en/latest/extensions/> are a way to
extend the functionality of the base CKAN platform using the numerous
extension points provided by CKAN.

Support for creating CKAN Extensions was first introduced in Autumn 2010
and has been extended multiple times ever since. Until now we have
collected lists of extensions on the wiki but with the growing number of
Extensions it is useful to have a proper registry (an Extension registry
was one of the most requested items in the Roadmap consultation
<http://ckan.org/2014/10/01/ckan-high-level-roadmap-consultation-autumn-2014/>
).

Examples include:

   - Geospatial Extension that adds geospatial capabilities to CKAN
   <http://extensions.ckan.org/extension/spatial/>
   - DCAT Extension to add a DCAT compliant metadata API to CKAN
   <http://extensions.ckan.org/extension/dcat/>
   - Custom Schemas Extension to provide easy, shareable custom schemas
   <http://extensions.ckan.org/extension/scheming/>
   - Commenting Extension to provide comments on Dataset pages using Disqus
   <http://extensions.ckan.org/extension/disqus/>

Next Steps

At present, the Registry is confined to “functional” extensions which add
new functionality to CKAN and are not specific to a given site.

We are considering adding a section for theme oriented and site-specific
extensions (e.g. support for metadata specific to a given site) since these
extensions may be useful as inspiration and instruction to others even if
they are not likely to be directly installed.
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