Cannot use/see new panel plugin Button Control Panel

Grafana v.7.1.3

Objective: I want to use the Button Control Panel plugin to be able to do database actions on click.

Executed action

  1. Downloaded plugin zip
  2. Installed it in the folder defined in the .ini file
  3. Restarted Grafana
  4. Looked into plugin list
  5. Added a new panel to a dashboard
  6. Tried to change panel type to button

Expected behavior
3. Plugin is loaded (log line)
4. Plugin appears in plugin list
5. New panel appears
6. All panel types appear including new plugin button

Observed behavior
1 to 5: as expected
5: The Button pluging is classified as plugin and signed
6: Only standard panel types appear. When filtering to button, lists gets empty


Online instructions followed
https://grafana.com/grafana/plugins/speakyourcode-button-panel/?tab=installation

Update: After adding a further plugin, I can see the button plugin, but not the latest one

Just installed the multistat plugin in order to test if it behaves identical.

Observed:
Now the former( button) plugin it available. The new one (multistat) is shown in the plugin list, but not as a visualization option for a panel.

Have you been able to implement and use the button plugin?

I want to create a panel with an option for a user to enter a value and press the button to send the entered value to a device. can someone help with this

I am using Grafana v9.3.1

Look at apache echart grafana plugin @mikhailvolkov

@yosiasz Sorry, i did´nt get that.
Where can i go to look at the apache echart

It is called data manipulation plugin.
Also does your device have an api you can hit to send data?

okay. thanks for the quick response.

Based on what u are saying this “data manipulation plugins” will allow an end-user to enter a value and send it to device via an api, right?

theoretically yes it should, you will have to play around with it and read the documentation. there are other plugins that allow you to create buttons etc using javascript and html