# Working on first plugin; does not work. Using the pirate-speak plugin as a base

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**Created:** [9월 1, 2018, 10:56오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-on-first-plugin-does-not-work-using-the-pirate-speak-plugin-as-a-base/96171 "2018-09-01T22:56:24Z")
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### Author: ![gdpelican](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gdpelican/32/81308_2.png) [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)
#### Post date: [9월 2, 2018, 11:42오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-on-first-plugin-does-not-work-using-the-pirate-speak-plugin-as-a-base/96171/4 "2018-09-02T23:42:52Z")

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I’d guess that today that would rather get turned into a theme component; it doesn’t actually need to be a plugin, because it has no server-side logic. Likely same for your tarot project; I don’t think it needs to actually be a plugin.

> [@Developing Discourse Themes & Theme Components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-s-guide-to-discourse-themes/93648):
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> Discourse Themes and Theme Components can be used to customize the look, feel and functionality of Discourse’s frontend. This section of the developer guides aims to provide all the reference materials you need to develop simple themes for a single site, right up to complex open-source theme components. This introduction aims to provide a map of all the tools and APIs for theme development. If you prefer a step-by-step tutorial for theme development, jump straight to: Themes vs. Theme Compon…

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