Creating a Plugin .... wont show up in the Administration -> Manage plugins list.

[wardo001]

So I am trying to create a plugin following this guide:

https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/wiki/Plugin-development

I am running Chamilo 2.0 hosted on Ubuntu 24.04.

No matter what I do, I cannot get the new plugin to display in the Administration -> Manage plugins list.

Also, there are many directories (containing plugins) in the /public/plugin directory, but they don't all show in the list - why is this? I expect these issues are related ...

What am I missing here? I am sure I am missing something rudimentary!

Any pointers are gratefully received.

Many Thanks.

[DisciplinaDigital]

If you can share the content of your plugin.php file and confirm whether you have a src/ directory, I will be able to pinpoint the exact problem. (I understand this is VibeCoding and you have no idea what the AI has done for you, but that doesn't matter—I'll help you get whatever idea you had up and running.)

[ywarnier]

Hi @wardo001

Chamilo 2.0 had only a partial list of all the plugins reviewed. We were expecting to restore them all to functional state by v2.1, which has now been renamed v3.0 and is scheduled for release within a few days (at most by the end of September's first week).

This should not prevent you to add a plugin yourself though. However, I would suggest giving us 2-3 more weeks to update the documentation regarding writing plugins as I have personally not reviewed it yet. This being said, if you use Claude Code, Codex or Grok Build, the CLAUDE.md at the root of the Chamilo folder and the multiple plugins already present should allow them to sort everything out for you...

[wardo001]

Hi @ywarnier,

Thank you for taking the time to compile a response. I understand you are no doubt busy with the upcoming release of V3.0.

Ok, I will sit tight and await the release of 3.0 and the documentation update re plugin development.

Thanks again.

[ywarnier]

@wardo001 You can download v3 beta 1 from here if you want to prepare for it: https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/releases/download/v3.0.0-beta.1/chamilo-3.0.0-beta.1.tar.gz
I have just updated the plugin development doc at https://docs.chamilo.org/3.x/developer-guide/developer-guide/plugins/creating-a-plugin
Hopefully you can get something working with that combination...

[wardo001]

@ywarnier

Thank you kindly!

I'll get v3 beta installed, go through the updated docs and get back to the plugin development asap.

I am on another project for a little while, but I'll be sure to update you once I am back on the case ...

Thanks again for your help Yannick,

wardo.