Docs: Sync all doc changes in main to v8.0.x (#35333)

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We use the term _backend plugin_ to denote that a plugin has a backend component. Still, normally a backend plugin requires frontend components as well. This is for example true for backend data source plugins which normally need configuration and query editor components implemented for the frontend.
Data source plugins can be extended with a backend component. In the future we plan to support additional types and possibly new kinds of plugins, such as [notifiers for Grafana Alerting]({{< relref "../../../alerting/notifications.md" >}}) and custom authentication to name a few.
Data source plugins can be extended with a backend component. In the future we plan to support additional types and possibly new kinds of plugins, such as [notifiers for Grafana Alerting]({{< relref "../../../alerting/old-alerting/notifications.md" >}}) and custom authentication to name a few.
## Use cases for implementing a backend plugin