# Manifest structure

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💁🏻 The manifest is an important file. A plugin cannot be installed without a correct formatted manifest.json file.
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### Default manifest object

```
{
  "bundle": "se.infomaker.DashboardPlugin",
  "name": "Dashboard Plugin",
  "description": "Dashboard Plugin Description",
  "author": {
    "name": "Team Dashboard",
    "organization": "Infomaker Scandinavia AB",
    "email": "support@infomaker.se",
    "website": "www.infomaker.se"
  },
  "version": "1.0.0"
}
```

### Required properties:

| Property    | Description                                                                                              |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **bundle**  | a unique plugin id, create it by use reverse domain style and add your plugin name.                      |
| **name**    | your plugin name, must be unique for your organisation. This is what will be displayed in the Dashboard. |
| **author**  | plugin's developer, either and Object or an Array of Objects if there is many developers.                |
| **version** | plugin version.                                                                                          |

### **Optional** properties:

| Property            | Description                                                                                                       |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **graphic\_url**    | plugin image displayed in Dashboard, defaults to default placeholder image if not defined.                        |
| **markdown\_url**   | plugin markdown documnet, displayed in plugin's settings in Dashboard store.                                      |
| **thumbnail\_url**  | plugin thumbnail image displayed in plugin widget in Dashboard toolbar, defaults to graphic image if not defined. |
| **wiki\_url**       | plugin wiki url, for more details will point to wiki url.                                                         |
| **allowRunInModal** | boolean value to specify if the plugin's application can be run inside a Dashboard modal, default to **true**.    |