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diff --git a/documentation/examples/plugins/README.txt b/documentation/examples/plugins/README.txt
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+Plugin Skeleton
+=========================
+This directory includes a plugin skeleton to be used as the starting point when
+creating a new plugin. Just create a new directory in /mod/ and copy the files
+and directories into it. Then update the manifest and start coding.
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/documentation/examples/plugins/actions/.gitignore b/documentation/examples/plugins/actions/.gitignore
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diff --git a/documentation/examples/plugins/languages/en.php b/documentation/examples/plugins/languages/en.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * The core language file is in /languages/en.php and each plugin has its
+ * language files in a languages directory. To change a string, copy the
+ * mapping into this file.
+ *
+ * For example, to change the blog Tools menu item
+ * from "Blog" to "Rantings", copy this pair:
+ * 			'blog' => "Blog",
+ * into the $mapping array so that it looks like:
+ * 			'blog' => "Rantings",
+ *
+ * Follow this pattern for any other string you want to change. Make sure this
+ * plugin is lower in the plugin list than any plugin that it is modifying.
+ *
+ * If you want to add languages other than English, name the file according to
+ * the language's ISO 639-1 code: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes
+ */
+
+$mapping = array(
+	'string:here' => 'Display string here',
+);
+
+add_translation('en', $mapping);
diff --git a/documentation/examples/plugins/manifest.xml b/documentation/examples/plugins/manifest.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<plugin_manifest xmlns="http://www.elgg.org/plugin_manifest/1.8">
+	<name>My Plugin</name>
+	<author>My Name</author>
+	<version>1.0</version>
+	<description>This is a description of my plugin and its features.</description>
+	<website>http://www.elgg.org/</website>
+	<copyright>(C) My Name or Company 2012</copyright>
+	<license>GNU General Public License version 2</license>
+
+	<requires>
+		<type>elgg_release</type>
+		<version>1.8</version>
+	</requires>
+
+	<category>communication</category>
+
+</plugin_manifest>
diff --git a/documentation/examples/plugins/start.php b/documentation/examples/plugins/start.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Describe plugin here
+ */
+
+elgg_register_event_handler('init', 'system', 'my_plugin_init');
+
+function my_plugin_init() {
+	// Rename this function based on the name of your plugin and update the
+	// elgg_register_event_handler() call accordingly
+
+	// Register a script to handle (usually) a POST request (an action)
+	$base_dir = elgg_get_plugins_path() . 'my_plugin/actions/my_plugin';
+	elgg_register_action('my_plugin', "$base_dir/my_action.php");
+
+	// Extend the main CSS file
+	elgg_extend_view('css/elgg', 'my_plugin/css');
+
+	// Add a menu item to the main site menu
+	$item = new ElggMenuItem('my_plugin', elgg_echo('my_plugin:menu'), 'my_url');
+	elgg_register_menu_item('site', $item);
+}
diff --git a/documentation/examples/plugins/views/default/.gitignore b/documentation/examples/plugins/views/default/.gitignore
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