generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://developers.staffbase.com/ + github.com/Staffbase
notes: >-
  Staffbase exposes a first-party embedded-UI surface: Plugins and Custom Widgets
  that render inside the Staffbase Employee App and Intranet. These are client-side
  embeddable components distinct from server-side API clients.
families:
  - name: Custom Widgets
    kind: embeddable-web-component
    detail: >-
      Web-component based widgets embedded in Staffbase pages and news, built with
      the plugins client SDK; example gallery in Staffbase/custom-widgets-examples.
    docs: https://developers.staffbase.com/frameworks/
    examples_repo: https://github.com/Staffbase/custom-widgets-examples
    loader: "@staffbase/plugins-client-sdk"
  - name: Plugins
    kind: embedded-app
    detail: >-
      Full embedded applications hosted in the Staffbase app frame, authenticated
      via the Plugins SDK (JWT-based SSO) available for JavaScript, Node.js, PHP and Java.
    scaffolder: create-staffbase-plugin-nodejs
    loaders:
      - "@staffbase/plugins-client-sdk"
      - staffbase/plugins-sdk-php
      - com.staffbase:plugins-sdk-java