Recommended Plugins

Which plugins should ship with a Guppy setup? Three tiers, from the bare minimum to the full kit.

Minimum setup

Bare bones for Guppy as a theme:

• DmfGuppyTheme: core theme.
• DmfSplideSlider: required dependency.

Note

This is the smallest sensible installation. It delivers a fully working Guppy storefront without supplemental CMS or checkout features.

Standard setup

Recommended for nearly every project, a good balance of editorial comfort, UX, and accessibility:

• Everything from Minimum setup, plus:
• DmfGuppyEmotionworldElements: 12 CMS elements you'll likely need anyway (accordion, banner, slider, galleries…).
• DmfDropdownNavigation: accessible main navigation.
• DmfCustomCheckout: modern checkout/cart experience, theme-agnostic.
• DmfCmsImportExport: migrate content between stage and prod.

Full setup

For content-heavy stores with multiple editors, custom CMS layouts, or multi-brand setups:

• Everything from Standard setup, plus:
• DmfCmsBlockLibrary: reusable blocks, linked blocks, JSON import/export.
• DmfCmsCustomElements: generate custom CMS elements via the generator skill.
• DmfCmsCustomGrids: fast standard grid layouts.
• DmfCmsDynamicGrid: fully editable, responsive CSS grids.
• DmfImageFocalPoint: focal points for listings, hero images, sliders.
• DmfMarkdownEditor: Markdown instead of HTML in descriptions and CMS text.
• DmfAutoStyleguide: living styleguide for design/QA collaboration.

Decision matrix

Which need maps to which plugin?

Need	Plugin
"We need more CMS elements."	DmfGuppyEmotionworldElements
"Editorial team wants reusable blocks."	DmfCmsBlockLibrary
"Layouts must be pixel-perfect per viewport."	DmfCmsDynamicGrid
"Content should be deployed via CI."	DmfCmsImportExport
"Slider images get cropped wrong."	DmfImageFocalPoint
"We need Markdown instead of HTML."	DmfMarkdownEditor
"The main navigation must be accessible."	DmfDropdownNavigation
"Checkout conversion needs to improve."	DmfCustomCheckout
"We need a living styleguide."	DmfAutoStyleguide