Roku - Standard Plugins

Introduction

Just like all Applicaster platforms, plugins are a key component of a Roku app. For developers used to working with Quick Brick Mobile and TV platforms, the concept of plugins is the same for Roku however, due to Roku's BrightScript OS and non-support of frameworks such as React Native many plugins are unique to the Roku platform.

Plugins can be built for any function within Roku apps and the list below are the out-of-the-box plugins that are largely essential to building any Roku app.

Standard Plugins

Go to your Roku app settings and select Plugin Configuration

For a newly created app your Installed Plugins will be empty. Go to Available Plugins and select from the following plugins and install them. They will then appear in your Installed Plugins view.

Plugin Name	Status	Description	Article Link
Detail Screen Roku			Roku - Detail Screen
Google Analytics Roku	Optional	Allows GA for your app analytics data
Horizontal List Roku	Recommended	Enables Horizontal List components to be added to the screen	Roku - Grid and Horizontal List
Left Image Roku	Recommended	Add a brand icon to the app	Roku - Top Menu
Picker Screen Roku	Recommended	Enables a side menu for subcategory screens within a main menu item	Roku - Picker Screen
Right Action Button Roku	Recommended	Add a Roku Options screen link to the top menu	Roku - Top Menu
Roku Asset Bundle Uploader	Mandatory	Enables various assets to be bulk-uploaded to a Roku app such as placeholders, icons etc.	Roku - SDK Assets
Roku Full Screen Text Screen	Recommended		Roku - Full Screen Text Screen
Roku General Content Screen Extension	Mandatory	Required before you can add any component type such as Horizontal List orGrid to a screen	Roku - General Content screen
Roku Grid Component	Recommended	Enables a Grid component to be added to a screen	Roku - Grid and Horizontal List
Roku Options Screen	Recommended	Enables the Roku settings screen	Roku - Options Screen
	Recommended	Provides a highly flexible cell design within a component	Roku - Power Cell
Roku Rails Component	Recommended	A content screen that presents full-screen images and content from a feeds is distributed across horizontal lists	Roku - Rails Component
Roku Simple Cell	Recommended	A simplified Cell to use in components if the higher flexibility of the Roku Power Cell is not required	Roku - Simple Cell
Screen Navigation Button Roku	Mandatory	Adds a Menu item to the top menu	Roku - Top Menu
Store Front Roku	Recommended
Top Menu Bar TV Roku	Mandatory	Adds the Top Menu to a Roku app	Roku - Top Menu
Video Player Roku	Mandatory	Enables the Roku video player	Roku - Video Screen