id,page,ref,title,content,breadcrumbs,references plugin_hooks:id1,plugin_hooks,id1,Plugin hooks,"Datasette plugins use plugin hooks to customize Datasette's behavior. These hooks are powered by the pluggy plugin system. Each plugin can implement one or more hooks using the @hookimpl decorator against a function named that matches one of the hooks documented on this page. When you implement a plugin hook you can accept any or all of the parameters that are documented as being passed to that hook. For example, you can implement the render_cell plugin hook like this even though the full documented hook signature is render_cell(row, value, column, table, database, datasette) : @hookimpl def render_cell(value, column): if column == ""stars"": return ""*"" * int(value) List of plugin hooks prepare_connection(conn, database, datasette) prepare_jinja2_environment(env, datasette) Page extras extra_template_vars(template, database, table, columns, view_name, request, datasette) extra_css_urls(template, database, table, columns, view_name, request, datasette) extra_js_urls(template, database, table, columns, view_name, request, datasette) extra_body_script(template, database, table, columns, view_name, request, datasette) publish_subcommand(publish) render_cell(row, value, column, table, database, datasette, request) register_output_renderer(datasette) register_routes(datasette) register_commands(cli) register_facet_classes() register_permissions(datasette) asgi_wrapper(datasette) startup(datasette) canned_queries(datasette, database, actor) actor_from_request(datasette, request) actors_from_ids(datasette, actor_ids) jinja2_environment_from_request(datasette, request, env) filters_from_request(request, database, table, datasette) permission_allowed(datasette, actor, action, resource) register_magic_parameters(datasette) forbidden(datasette, request, message) handle_exception(datasette, request, exception) skip_csrf(datasette, scope) get_metadata(datasette, key, database, table) menu_links(datasette, actor, request) Action hooks table_actions(datasette, actor, database, table, request) view_actions(datasette, actor, database, view, request) query_actions(datasette, actor, database, query_name, request, sql, params) row_actions(datasette, actor, request, database, table, row) database_actions(datasette, actor, database, request) homepage_actions(datasette, actor, request) Template slots top_homepage(datasette, request) top_database(datasette, request, database) top_table(datasette, request, database, table) top_row(datasette, request, database, table, row) top_query(datasette, request, database, sql) top_canned_query(datasette, request, database, query_name) Event tracking track_event(datasette, event) register_events(datasette)",[],"[{""href"": ""https://pluggy.readthedocs.io/"", ""label"": ""pluggy""}]"