End users' guide

Learn how to use and manage features. Click here to learn how to build.

What's a feature?

A feature is a small piece of custom software. It could be an add-on in an app, like a custom button on Gmail messages, or a tool in Ply's command bar that lets you view data from your database – anywhere.

How does Ply add features to my apps?

Ply uses a Chrome extension to show you your features, whether add-ons in your apps or tools in your command bar. You need to install the extension and login to your account in order for your features to appear. Install the extension here.

How do I turn features on or off?

To turn off an add-on in your app, right click on its button and hide it:

You can turn all features in app on or off by clicking on the extension:

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Turn off tools in the command bar from Ply's webapp.

What does Ply's extension do?

Ply uses the extension to show you your features in Chrome – it's what makes the magic happen✨ Click on the extension to:

• hide/display, share, or create add-ons

• Report a bug

• Open the command bar

Install the extension here.

What are account connections?

Account connections are credentials stored in Ply that let your features access data in your apps. If you're using a shared feature, the person who shared the feature with you set up its connections. If you installed a feature from Ply's marketplace, you added connections when you first set it up. Right click on its button and click Setup to update the connections.

If you built your own feature, you set up the connections manually when you built it. Edit the feature to change connections.