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Hi everyone,



I am trying to create a new plugin but there is not much info on the wiki about how to do this(or maybe there is an I just couldn’t find it?) I looked at some existing .bundles from plugins I have installed already and I was going to modify the .py file to create my plugin. Here are my questions:


  1. Is there a debug mode or some way to test the plugin I am creating
  2. Do I put the .bundle file somewhere for it to be available to Plex? I put it in Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/ Site Configurations but that didn’t work.
  3. I am confused on whether I need to create the .bundle or whether I need to create a site config file. I saw someone mentioned the site config file needs to be .xml. If I need to create a site config, how do you end up with the .bundle file?



    Thanks for the help!
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Hi!



For all I know:


  1. Just create your own .bundle and your plug-in should appear in plex right away. No restarts or anything is needed. The media server logs output to the OS X console, so if nothing happens check Console.app for any messages.
  2. You should put the .bundle under Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins
  3. You should create a site config xml file and put it in “Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Site Configurations”. See here for more info: http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/Creating…ins_Site_Config



    Cheers








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Thanks neatneat,



You are correct, I just needed to put the .bundle in the plugins folder. I am doing a photo plugin so I don’t think I need to have a site config, but please correct me if I am wrong about that.

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That's right - site configs are only needed for sites with Flash or Silverlight video players :)
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Thanks, I added that info to the wiki for future users.

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We are working on better documentation, I promise! We took all the feedback on the first version of the framework and will be releasing the next version shortly. Not to worry though, plug-ins written using the first version of the API will still continue to work perfectly.