# Discourse Audio Message **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-audio-message/270432 **Category:** Development **Created:** [July 3, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-audio-message/270432 "2023-07-03T19:55:15Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 19
### Author: ![peter.be](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/peter.be/32/314243_2.png) [@peter.be](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peter.be) #### Post date: [August 13, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-audio-message/270432/19 "2023-08-13T17:46:54Z")
Robert, thank you for bringing up your concerns. When I decided to code my own solution (since none of the existing ones work atm), I didn’t know about the pros and cons of theme components vs plugins. It would be great if the how-to on plugin development contained a disclaimer, maybe? ([Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 1 - Create a basic plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-plugins-part-1-create-a-basic-plugin/30515)) I really just needed a simple solution to facilitate the audio recording workflow. If you, as a veteran in this space, feel inspired to transform the plugin into a theme component, I’d be happy to assist you and answer questions about the source code of the plugin. If you don’t, I might be able to come back to this eventually, I just can’t say when I’ll have the time 🙏 --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-audio-message/270432)._