# Issue installing plugin

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-installing-plugin/278514>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [September 11, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-installing-plugin/278514 "2023-09-11T05:50:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-installing-plugin/278514/14 "2023-09-11T09:52:37Z")

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You should only need a plugin if you are changing the API.

What here requires changes to the API?

If there are no changes to the API, a Theme Component should suffice.

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