Po.et’s Open Source Community Plugins
Po.et was designed to be an open network. Our mission from the beginning was to enable content creators across the entirety of the web to seamlessly access the network and register their works. A key to making this mission a reality is the protocol’s open source nature. We architected Po.et so that anyone could both use the network and develop integrations for the biggest content hubs on the web.
We envision a wide variety of plugins and integrations created so that every content creator on the web has access to one-click Po.et ownership. It’s our view that blockchain technology can radically increase access to quality asset protection and management for every creator, whether it’s an established musician or up and coming investigative journalist.
As the Po.et ecosystem grows, we’re thrilled to see our initial hope continually exceeded. Since we released Frost — an open API for interacting with the Po.et network — the community has already made several significant open source contributions that extend Po.et’s functionality.
In addition to making it it easier for anyone to access the Po.et platform, these contributions have highlighted the community’s strength and the collaborative spirit that feeds Po.et’s continued growth.
Here are some of the most notable community plugins that have been created for the Po.et platform to date.
Joomla Plugin
KnowledgeArc quickly created an integration for Joomla similar to our WordPress plugin. Joomla! is an extremely powerful CMS that currently hosts over 2 million websites. The Joomla plugin allows users of the CMS to timestamp their works from within the platform with just a few clicks. You can download the Po.et Joomla plugin here.
Drupal Plugin
We could not be more grateful for KnowledgeArc for similarly creating an integration for Drupal, another widely used CMS platform. Just like the WordPress and Joomla! Plugins, Drupal users can now timestamp their works within the CMS. You can download the Po.et Drupal plugin here.
PHP Composer
Now you can register a blog post, video or other creative work on the Po.et network using JellyBool’s PHP Composer. The plugin also provides a method for searching the Po.et database for a work or multiple works and returning their associated metadata, such as date of creation and the identity of the author.
PHP SDK
One of the great things about the open source community is that it provides users with so much choice. This holds equally true within the Po.et ecosystem, which already has a second PHP plugin for creating and looking up work on the Po.et network.
The second PHP plugin, called Po.et PHP SDK, functions similar to that of PHP Composer described above but works differently from a programmatic standpoint.
Choice is always a good thing. Naturally, we’re glad that PHP developers already have not one, but two ways to communicate with the Frost API from their applications.
Ruby Wrapper
PHP developers aren’t the only ones who have an easy way to integrate Po.et with their applications. Ruby now has a wrapper for Po.et’s Frost API.
FrostSharp
C# programmers are in luck as well. FrostSharp is a .NET library that provides a wrapper for the Frost API. Big thanks to Alec Chan for creating it.
Metrist
Metrist offers an intuitive, web-based interface for registering and finding Medium posts with Po.et. This is extremely powerful as Medium is home to thousands of independent content creators
You can view the source code here (also the work of Alec Chan) to see exactly how it works.
P.S. You can tip Alec with POE on the site.
Po.et Publisher
Bryan Isbell has created Po.et Publisher, which supports registering works with Po.et on iOS or Android mobile devices. The Publisher code is closed-source for now and is still being finalized, but we’re looking forward to enabling access to Po.et from virtually any tablet or smartphone soon.
As you can see, we are in awe of the amount of interest that the open source community has shown in Po.et and the Frost API. We look forward to seeing what great new things the community will create in the coming weeks and months. This is just the beginning.
