System plugins operate every time a page on your site loads. They control such things as your URLS, whether users can check a «remember me» box on the login module, and whether caching is enabled.

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Two new plugins are available in 1.6 but are disabled by default.

• Contact Creator
  

The search component proviedes basic search functionality for the information contained in your core components. Many third party extensions also can be searched by the search component. Help