# I want to develop a plugin, are there the latest guides on developing plugins here?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/391136
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [December 12, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/391136 "2025-12-12T09:59:18Z")
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### Author:  [@singi2016cn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singi2016cn)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/391136/1 "2025-12-12T09:59:18Z")
I want to develop a plugin. Are there the latest guides on plugin development here?
The current development guide’s plugin section is too old, much of it is outdated. It’s too misleading for beginners.
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/391136/2 "2025-12-12T11:25:17Z")
> [@singi2016cn](#):
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> The current development guide’s plugin section is too old, much of it is outdated.
Can you share specific examples so we can fix it?
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### Author:  [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/391136/3 "2025-12-12T11:48:42Z")
Do what jazz players do and learn from the records #Customization > Plugin
Look at the source code of major plugins and cross reference that with what they do functionally.
You can pick up a lot from source code.
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### Author:  [@singi2016cn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singi2016cn)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/391136/4 "2025-12-15T01:43:25Z")
Thank you very much, I will try it. Are there any recommended plugins for beginners to reference?
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### Author:  [@singi2016cn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singi2016cn)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/391136/5 "2025-12-15T01:48:28Z")
For example, [Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 2 - Connect to a Plugin Outlet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-plugins-part-2-connect-to-a-plugin-outlet/31001), the explanation of [Handlebars](https://guides.emberjs.com/v4.12.0/components). In the current Ember 6.8 version, it seems that templates are all `.gjs` instead of `.hbs`, and I see that the plugins also use `.gjs`. This temporarily prevents me from understanding the difference, whether to use `.hbs` or `.gjs`. If the tutorial could be directly updated to say that using `.gjs` is now recommended, then I would not have the confusion mentioned above, saving my time. This might have historical reasons, but I think the documentation should be updated to the latest best practices. At least, it would be more friendly to newcomers. Because understanding these historical reasons often takes a lot of time, and this is not very useful for getting started with plugin development; instead, it can be discouraging and intimidating.