Last update: June 24, 2025

Extending VC-Shell: How-To Guides

This directory contains a collection of How-To guides that provide practical instructions and examples for extending and customizing your VC-Shell application.

Available Guides:

• Adding App Bar Widgets with useAppBarWidget
• Adding Custom Pages and Menu Items
• Adding New Languages to Applications and Modules
• Building Navigation Menus with useMenuService
• Creating and Registering Blade Widgets with useWidgets
• Creating Interactive Dashboards with useDashboard
• Customizing Application UI with useSettings
• Customizing Notifications in VC-Shell
• Displaying Toast Notifications with the notification Service
• Error Handling in VC-Shell
• Implementing Form Validation in Blades
• Implementing Navigational Breadcrumbs with useBreadcrumbs
• Implementing Role-Based Access Control with usePermissions
• Implementing Telemetry with useAppInsights
• Integrating Shared Authentication Pages
• Managing Asynchronous Operations with useAsync
• Managing Blade Toolbars with useToolbar
• Managing Dynamic Properties with useDynamicProperties
• Managing Loading States with useLoading
• Managing Popups with usePopup and VcPopup
• Managing Settings Menu with useSettingsMenu
• Managing Themes with useTheme
• Preventing Data Loss with useBeforeUnload
• Understanding Blade Anatomy
• Using API Clients with useApiClient
• Working with Blade Navigation
• Working with Push Notifications using useNotifications

Browse these guides to learn how to leverage VC-Shell's composables and components to build powerful features for your application.