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Customizing Backstage Questions

Practice questions for Customizing Backstage topic in Certified Backstage Associate. 64 questions covering this domain.

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Q1
medium

When inspecting a component to decide how to theme it, what is the official recommendation if you see a class name starting with bui?

Q2
hard

If you want RepoUrlPicker to request and use a signed-in user's OAuth token for repository operations, what additional setup do the docs require?

Q3
easy

If a component class name starts with bui, which theming approach should you usually use?

Q4
easy

In the new frontend system, what usually happens when a plugin provides a page?

Q5
hard

What naming pattern do the backend module docs recommend for module-owned database tables to avoid collisions?

Q6
medium

If feature discovery is not enabled and you want manual control over installing a frontend plugin, what should you do?

Q7
medium

If your plugin ID is example, what package path does the backend plugin guide generate for the plugin package?

Q8
medium

In a custom theme definition for Backstage, which property indicates whether the theme is light or dark?

Q9
easy

What command do the official plugin guides use to create a new plugin package?

Q10
medium

How can OwnerPicker be limited to showing only groups and users from the catalog?

Q11
medium

What function is the starting point for creating a frontend plugin in the new frontend system?

Q12
hard

What can extension overrides do in the Backstage frontend architecture?

Q13
easy

Which two UI systems does Backstage currently support in parallel?

Q14
medium

What is a primary purpose of Utility APIs in frontend plugins?

Q15
hard

How do backend modules extend existing plugin behavior?

Q16
medium

How do the docs recommend applying Backstage UI style overrides for your app?

Q17
medium

Which mechanism in the new Backstage backend system lets a third party extend an existing plugin (for example, register an additional scaffolder actio...

Q18
medium

A plugin author needs the user to be redirected to a sign-in screen the first time they visit the app. Which Backstage frontend concept lets the app r...

Q19
hard

A plugin author wants to swap the default `EntityCard` shown on a System entity page with a custom one in their own organization, without forking the ...

Q20
medium

Which feature of the new Backstage frontend system causes a properly-tagged plugin's extensions to be automatically registered with the app when its p...

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