The article discusses building a custom Strapi plugin to publish content to Medium and Dev.to using their APIs.Strapi CMS offers the ability to extend content management features, enabling custom development for the community.Detailed steps are provided to create Strapi collection types like Blog, Tag, and Post for the plugin.The process involves making use of Dev API and Medium API to integrate them into Strapi for publishing content.Strapi plugins help extend core features and can be developed using the Strapi design system for a cohesive look.The tutorial covers setting up a new Strapi app, creating collection types, and enabling API permissions.Instructions are given on generating a Strapi plugin using the Strapi plugin SDK and updating the plugin structure.Customizing routes, controllers, and services for the plugin are explained with code snippets and configurations.Environment variables for Medium and Dev APIs are set up to interact with the respective platforms.Lifecycle functions are used to automatically create Post entries upon creating Blog entries in the plugin.