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# Self-Installing Plug-ins

A self-installing plug-in is a script file or a compiled .dll/.so that implements a function named XSILoadPlugin.

#### Topics in this section

- What is a Self-Installing Plug-in?
- Getting Started with the Plug-in Wizard
- Setting Plug-in Properties
- Specifying a Help File for a Plug-in
- Registering Plug-in Items
- Naming Plug-in Items
- Exporting Callbacks
- Deploying Self-Installing Plug-ins
- Callbacks for Self-Installing Plug-ins