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+**Empty TWiki Plugin**
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+This is an empty plugin you can use as a template to build your own [[TWikiPlugins]]. This plugin does nothing, but is ready to be used.
+
+Copy file <code>**TWiki/Plugins/EmptyPlugin.pm**</code> to <code>**<name>Plugin.pm**</code> and customize the plugin.
+
+**_Related Topics:_** [[TWikiPreferences]], [[TWikiPlugins]], [[DefaultPlugin]]
+
+-- [[PeterThoeny]] - 13 Mar 2001 <br />
Plugins allow you to extend the syntax or functionality of TWiki. ...
+[[TWikiPreferences]] has the list of installed plugins and activated plugins.
+
### <a name="How to Create a Plugin"></a> How to Create a Plugin
under construction... ( check back at <http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiPlugins> )
- Site-level preferences that are **not** allowed to be overridden by [[WebPreferences]] and user preferences:
- Set FINALPREFERENCES = WIKIWEBMASTER, PREVIEWBGIMAGE
+**_Plugin Preferences:_**
+
+- Installed [[TWikiPlugins]]: To enable/disable plugins, move them between ACTIVEPLUGINS and INACTIVEPLUGINS. Specify a comma separated list of plugin topics; the name of the web **_must_** be specified (i.e. <code>**TWiki.DefaultPlugin, TWiki.AnOtherPlugin**</code>)
+ - Set ACTIVEPLUGINS = [[DefaultPlugin]]
+ - Set INACTIVEPLUGINS = [[EmptyPlugin]]
+
+- Preferences of [[DefaultPlugin]]:
+ - Allow depreciated `%INCLUDE:"topic"%` syntax: (`0` or `1`)
+ - Set DEFAULTPLUGIN\_OLDINCLUDE = 1
+
**_Notes:_**
- A preference is defined as: <br />`6 spaces * Set NAME = value`<br /> Example: