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New for 1.3 is an improved and simplified plugin webroot directory. In the past plugins could have a vendors directory containing img, js, and css. Each of these directories could only contain the type of file they shared a name with. In 1.3 both plugins and themes can have a webroot directory. This directory should contain any and all public accessible files for your plugin

app/plugins/debug_kit/webroot/
                                css/
                                js/
                                img/
                                flash/
                                pdf/

1. app/plugins/debug_kit/webroot/
2. css/
3. js/
4. img/
5. flash/
6. pdf/

And so on. You are no longer restricted to the three directories in the past, and you may put any type of file in any directory, just like a regular webroot. The only restriction is that MediaView needs to know the mime-type of that asset.

Linking to assets in plugins

The urls to plugin assets remains the same. In the past you used /debug_kit/js/my_file.js to link to app/plugins/debug_kit/vendors/js/my_file.js. It now links to app/plugins/debug_kit/webroot/js/my_file.js

It is important to note the /your_plugin/ prefix before the img, js or css path. That makes the magic happen!