- How to Create a GUI Plugin

How to Create a GUI Plugin

1. Select Add new item in the solution explorer context menu.
2. Select GUI Plugin.
3. Enter a name for the Plugin to create.
4. Click OK.
5. A dialog will give you further options for creating the plugin.
6. Select the type of plugin to create.
   
   
7. Select a Display Name and a Description.
8. If AdminMenu or AdminConfigMenu is selected, you can select a Title since these alternatives will produce web forms (as opposed to web user controls).
9. Click OK.

Checklist

• Generated files should have the correct filename (for example: foo.aspx, foo.aspx.cs, foo.aspx.designer.cs for AdminMenu and AdminConfigMenu otherwise foo.ascx, foo.ascx.cs, foo.ascx.designer.cs).
• The type defined in the code behind file should have a name based on the provided filename and be placed in the default namespace for the current project location.
• The type declared in the codebehind file should derive from System.Web.UI.Page respectively System.Web.UI.UserControl.
• A GuiPlugIn attribute should be added to the created class that specifies the type, display name, description and title.