Admin Panel API for plugins
A Strapi plugin can interact with both the back end and the front end of a Strapi application. The Admin Panel API is about the front end part, i.e. it allows a plugin to customize Strapi's admin panel.
A Strapi plugin can interact with both the back end and the front end of a Strapi application. The Admin Panel API is about the front end part, i.e. it allows a plugin to customize Strapi's admin panel.
Strapi includes lifecycle functions (e.g. register, bootstrap and destroy) that control the flow of your application.
Strapi comes with plugins that can be installed from the Marketplace or as npm packages. You can also create your own plugins (see plugins development) or extend the existing ones.
Strapi's Server API for plugins allows a Strapi plugin to customize the back end part (i.e. the server) of your application.