How to add plugin to the Visual Studio Cordova project
cordova, cordova-plugins, phonegap-plugins, visual-studio-2012, visual-studio-cordova
Solution
You can add plugin through Visual Studio also, following are steps to add custom plugin
- Download the plugin from GitHub as a .zip file
- Extract the contents of the .zip file and add them to your project
- In Solution Explorer, open the shortcut menu for your project, and then choose Add, New Folder. Name the folder plugins
- Add the code files for your plugin in a subfolder, matching the plugin's folder and file structure
- Build your app to add the plugin
Refer Manage Plugins for Your Multi-Device Hybrid App document for more detail on adding plugin
Problem
How can I add the remote (git) plugin to the cordova/phonegap project, created with Visual Studio phonegap template? I can't just change current directory to the VS project in CLI via `cd` and call `add plugin ...`, because it fails with `"project directory could not be found"`. Thank you.