Creating custom plug-insCreating plug-insIn addition to adding plug-ins from the plug-in registry at
, you can create custom DITA-OT plug-ins of your own to modify the default
output, add new output formats, support new languages, or implement DITA topic specializations.DITA
specializationsplug-ins
A plug-in consists of a directory, typically stored within the plugins/ subdirectory of the
DITA-OT installation. Every plug-in is controlled by a file named plugin.xml, which is
located in the root directory of the plug-in.