Hi. I am designing an extension for Joomla that will allow an administrator to upload files and associate them with specific user accounts. To my understanding, writing a custom Joomla component is the best way to achieve this. However, I also want the administrator to be able to insert "dynamic" download links into articles that are conditionally functional based on registered user credentials. To my understanding, the best way to achieve this is by leveraging the plugin model's onPrepareContent method to process the article text.
My problem is that it would appear this approach would require the administrator to install two packages, a component and a plugin. Is there a way I can package these items together so that they are installed simultaneously, or is it possible for me to achieve the aforementioned functionality by using only a plugin or component?
Thanks.