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Does this really have

to be so complicate

d?

All the technical jargon has me tongue tied in

client meetings!

I bet there’s an easier way to do

this

Just hang in there…

A framework, a plugin and an API walk into a bar…

How are they different and what makes them that way?

Think of a framework like a house. As a concept it is complete but still needs

furniture and other components inside to suit your individual needs. You can go ahead and live in it but it will still need some stuff that

makes it yours.

A FRAMEWORK

Content Amplifiers Member Get Member

Events

EXAMPLES OF FRAMEWORKS

A PLUGINIs a piece of furniture that is required to make the house meaningful and functional based on your needs and requirements.

You bring them in only when you need them and if there is a purpose to it.But, can you use this chair to cook a meal? In a similar manner, plugins are hard-coded to do just one task and be great at it.

EXAMPLES OF PLUGINS Share Plugin Follow Comment (Module) -

External Invite (Module) - External

AN APIIs like a switch. Imagine you enter your home and need the lights switched on. What do you do? Turn on the switch.

APIs control what flows, comes on and goes off in an environment. They define how these items work.Without a light to turn on, the API would be pointless. You can’t turn on the TV with a light switch. You need the TV remote. The TV remote is the TV’s API.

EXAMPLES OF APIs Post to Network API InMail API Profile API Connections API

All 3 components are essential pieces of a solution and the trick is knowing when and how to use them effectively!

A FRAMEWORK

Think of a framework like a house.

As a concept it is complete but still needs furniture and other components inside to suit your individual needs.

You can go ahead and live in it but it will still need some stuff that makes it yours.

A PLUGIN

Is a piece of furniture that is required to make the house meaningful and functional based on your needs and

requirements.

You bring them in only when you need them and if there

is a purpose to it.

AN API

Is like a switch. Imagine you enter your home and need

the lights switched on. What do you do? Turn on the

switch.

APIs control what flows, comes on and goes off in an environment. They define

how these items work.

A FRAMEWORK

A PLUGIN AN API

MEMBERS FIRSTWHAT IS POSTED TO THEIR FEEDWHAT DATA IS BEING CAPTURED

WHAT IS SHARED WITH THEIR CONNECTIONS

WHAT IS POSTED TO THEIR FEEDAbility to edit the image, title and body copy of the post

WHAT DATA IS BEING CAPTUREDExplicit permission to capture data points from the profile

WHAT IS SHARED WITH THEIR CONNECTIONSAbility to edit the message title and contents

The more solutions we work on, the better we’re going to get.

Until then, feel free to send across any

questions you may have.

THANKYOU