You've built your first plugin. Now explore Core Concepts, Advanced Features, and the Plexcord API to level up your skills.

Next Steps

You've built your first Plexcord plugin and learned the fundamentals. Here's where to go next depending on your goals.

Learning Path

Level Up Your Knowledge

If you want to understand how plugins work under the hood, continue with Core Concepts:

Plugin Lifecycle

Understand exactly when start(), stop(), and startAt run, and why it matters.

Plugin Metadata

Master all the metadata fields: required, enabledByDefault, dependencies, and tags.

Settings Deep Dive

Learn every OptionType in detail: MULTISELECT, BIGINT, CUSTOM, and more.

Debugging

Use Plexcord's Logger, DevTools, and error boundaries to squash bugs fast.

Build Powerful Features

Once you understand the basics, learn the powerful capabilities that make Plexcord plugins unique:

Patches System

Modify Discord's internal code at runtime using regex-based patching.

Commands System

Create custom Discord slash commands with options, autocomplete, and responses.

Flux Events

React to Discord events like MESSAGE_CREATE, GUILD_MEMBER_UPDATE, and hundreds more.

Context Menus

Add items to right-click menus on users, messages, and channels.

Reference & Examples

Need a quick answer or a full working example?

API Reference

Complete TypeScript interfaces for every Plexcord API.

Examples

Copy-paste working plugin examples from beginner to advanced complexity.

Best Practices

Write clean, performant, secure plugins used in production.

Quick Reference

Most Used Imports

// Core
import definePlugin, { OptionType } from "@utils/types";
import { definePluginSettings } from "@api/Settings";

// Logging
import { Logger } from "@utils/Logger";

// Notifications
import { showNotification } from "@api/Notifications";

// Discord modules (Webpack)
import { UserStore, ChannelStore } from "@webpack/common";

// React
import { React, useState, useEffect } from "@webpack/common";

Most Used Patterns

Reading user settings:

const userId = UserStore.getCurrentUser()?.id;

Getting current channel:

const channelId = SelectedChannelStore.getChannelId();

Conditionally running in start():

start() {
    if (!IS_DISCORD_DESKTOP) return;  // Desktop only
    // ... your code
},

Flux with multiple events:

flux: {
    MESSAGE_CREATE({ message }) { ... },
    MESSAGE_UPDATE({ message }) { ... },
    MESSAGE_DELETE({ id }) { ... },
},

Getting Help

Discord Server: Join the Plexcord Discord in the #plugin-development channel
Bug Reports: Open an issue on GitHub
Source Code: Browse existing plugins for real-world examples
Contributing: See CONTRIBUTING.md in the repository

You're Ready!

With the Getting Started knowledge you have now, you can build most plugins. Explore the rest of the docs whenever you need a specific capability.

Happy hacking!