Title: Samples, simple addon plugin Last modified: July 9, 2023 --- # Samples, simple addon plugin * Resolved [jamminjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamminjames/) * (@jamminjames) * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/samples-simple-addon-plugin/) * I noticed the files in the plugin’s folder at forminator\samples\forminator-simple- addon-plugin — does this provide a template to create our own custom addon for Forminator? Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Thread Starter [jamminjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamminjames/) * (@jamminjames) * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/samples-simple-addon-plugin/#post-16881862) * Okay, after some more googling, I found this: **[How To Build Custom Forminator Add-ons Using The Developer API](https://wpmudev.com/blog/how-to-build-custom-forminator-add-ons-using-the-developer-api/)**. * So I’ll check that out. Thanks, WPMU, you ROCK! * Thread Starter [jamminjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamminjames/) * (@jamminjames) * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/samples-simple-addon-plugin/#post-16882030) * I was able to create a custom plugin, but could not create a custom Forminator addon. Is that restricted to the Pro version? * [Kris – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport13/) * (@wpmudevsupport13) * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/samples-simple-addon-plugin/#post-16882365) * Hi [@jamminjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamminjames/) * I hope you are doing well today. * I pinged our Forminator developers to get more data in this matter. We will post an update here as soon as more information is available. * Kind Regards, Kris * Plugin Support [Amin – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support2/) * (@wpmudev-support2) * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/samples-simple-addon-plugin/#post-16895862) * Hello [@jamminjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamminjames/) , * Forminator API is for creating integrations with Forminator, not custom plugins. You can check examples of code snippets for Forminator [https://gist.github.com/search?q=forminator](https://gist.github.com/search?q=forminator)– maybe something will help you in writing your custom addon. * kind regards, Kasia * Thread Starter [jamminjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamminjames/) * (@jamminjames) * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/samples-simple-addon-plugin/#post-16896285) * But the WPMU blog post talks about creating an addon, as you also say. How can that addon be made accessible in the admin menu? I don’t see in the examples I scanned how to do that. * Plugin Support [Laura – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support8/) * (@wpmudev-support8) * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/samples-simple-addon-plugin/#post-16900879) * Hi [@jamminjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamminjames/) * It seems we have, unintentionally, create some confusion here, mostly due to wording used. * Let me sort that out a bit: * 1. the article is referring to “add-ons” but it only means a “custom code or plugin that extends Forminator or interacts with it”. * It doesn’t mean an add-on that is actually “registered” with the plugin and used“ inside” it (as “add-on” barebone example that you can find inside plugin files– that’s internal) * 2. The API can actually be used in your plugins – what Kasia meant is that it’s not created as tool to create add-ons entirely; it’s just a set of API functions that can be used in our own plugins or custom code; it’s mostly used in codes that are created for custom integrations but it’s not restricted to that. * However, there are no functions to register an add-on in that meaning that it becomes “integratl part of Forminator”. We don’t have such features/functions and we don’t use that kind of add-ons (except ones created by us/internally). * You are free to create your own plugins that work using Forminator API or data and interact with it (using Forminator API and/or filter/action hooks available) but those need to be separate plugins. * 3. What you can do, however, is * – to check if Forminator is active in your own plugin (see: [is_plugin_active()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_plugin_active/)), to avoid your plugin execution if Forminator is not there * – and you can place your plugin menu as a submenu under “Forminator” menu – that doesn’t require Forminator API, it’s only a matter of how you add your menu ( see: [add_submenu_page()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_submenu_page/)) * Kind regards, Adam * Thread Starter [jamminjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamminjames/) * (@jamminjames) * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/samples-simple-addon-plugin/#post-16901732) * Great, thanks for the clarification! 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