Should I Use a Module or a Plugin to Build a Standalone Login Feature?

[cortegehousehold]

I'm coming from a Joomla development background and just started working with this CMS. In Joomla, I used to create modules for sidebar widgets like a login form, which could be placed independently of the main menu. If I want to replicate that functionality here—an independent login block that loads SSI.php and displays site-wide—should I be building a plugin or a module in this system?

[chrisbt]

I'd almost certainly go for a module. You quite quicky run out of functionality with a plugin as it's basically just the one file with functionality. But you can start with it as a plugin the move the code into a module quite easily.

Personally I'd just download the MAMS module and use that unless you want something very specific.

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