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I am building a simple little module, based on this tutorial;

http://ee-recipes.com/articles/details/our-first-module-part-2-setting-up-the-file-structure

I have called my module 'DownloadLogs' I have created the upd.downloadlogs.php, mcp.downloadlogs.php and mod.downloadlogs.php files, and also a lang.downloadlogs.php file.

I have put them all in /system/expressionengine/third_party/downloadlogs and uploaded to my server. But I can't see them in the list of installable add-ons. I have also cleared all of the caches and logged out and in again as superadmin.

Have I missed anything? What does EE require to pick up my code as an available module?

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Good on you for writing your first plugin. Use this as a starting point for your plugins, quick, easy and avoids missing something. pkg.io Create it, download, unzip and upload to third party folder, just like any other add on. Once you can 'see' it in the plugin/module list you're all set to add your code.

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  • Wow, I love it. It worked, so now I will dissect the one pkg.io created and see what was missing form mine!
    – charliefortune
    Commented Aug 29, 2013 at 12:01
  • Also, find another plugin that has similar functionaily to what you want to do and study the code. That recipe walk through is a great starting point. Ive referred to it myself a few times in the last 12 mths.
    – Lloyd Hill
    Commented Aug 29, 2013 at 12:06
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    And if you are just starting template development, consider this approach. Ive just finished a complete rebuild of 50+ templates using this partials approach + stash. 100 times better. eeinsider.com/articles/template-partials-using-stash
    – Lloyd Hill
    Commented Aug 29, 2013 at 12:11

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