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- <h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Overview of plug-ins</h1>
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- <div class="body conbody"><p class="shortdesc">Plug-ins enable users to extend the functionality of the DITA-OT. This might entail adding support for
- specialized document types, integrating processing overrides, or defining new output
- transformations.</p>
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- <p class="p">A plug-in consists of a directory, typically stored within the
- <span class="ph filepath">plugins/</span> directory inside of the DITA-OT. Every plug-in is controlled
- by a file named <span class="ph filepath">plugin.xml</span>, which is located in the root directory of
- the plug-in.</p>
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- <nav role="navigation" class="related-links"><ul class="ullinks"><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../dev_ref/plugin-benefits.html">Benefits of plug-ins</a></strong><br>Plug-ins permit users to extend the toolkit in a way that is consistent, easy-to-share, and possible to preserve through toolkit upgrades.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../dev_ref/plugin-configfile.html">Plug-in descriptor file</a></strong><br>The plug-in descriptor file (<span class="ph filepath">plugin.xml</span>) controls all aspects of a plug-in, making each extension visible to the rest of the toolkit. The file uses pre-defined extension points to locate changes, and then integrates those changes into the core DITA-OT code.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../dev_ref/plugin-dependencies.html">Plug-in dependencies</a></strong><br>A DITA-OT plug-in can be dependent on other plug-ins. Prerequisite plug-ins are installed first, which ensures that the DITA-OT handles XSLT overrides correctly.</li></ul><div class="familylinks"><div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a class="link" href="../dev_ref/plugin-creating.html" title="You can use DITA-OT plug-ins to extend the DITA Open Toolkit.">Creating plug-ins</a></div></div></nav></article></main></body></html>
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