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I have Oxygen 23.1 installed at: C:\Program Files\Oxygen

The webhelp responsive plugin is at the install location: C:\Program Files\Oxygen\frameworks\dita\DITA-OT3.x\plugins\com.oxygenxml.webhelp.responsive

I have a custom framework with other extension files installed at: C:\dita_custom

I have a custom localization plugin at: C:\dita_custom\webhelp_resources\com.oxygenxml.webhelp.localization

How do I have the default webhelp responsive plugin packaged with Oxygen reach out to my extensions and include my localization customizations in com.oxygenxml.webhelp.localization?

Hi,

The WebHelp localization plugin should be installed in one of the DITA-OT plugins directory.

The default DITA-OT plugins directory is located in ${DITA-OT-DIR}/plugins, but you can add additional plugin
directories using the plugindirs property from ${DITA-OT-DIR}/config/configuration.properties.

Please see The configuration.properties file topic for more details.

Making a path to an external framework directory still requires updating a configuration.properties file that is in the default toolkit in Oxygen. How can I make that setting when everybody installs Oxygen Author on their local client?

Hello,

You could distribute an entire DITA-OT, one that has the com.oxygenxml.webhelp.localization plugin already integrated. An Oxygen plugin can a special extension point to install such a custom DITA-OT in Oxygen. You can ship this as an Oxygen add-on. Please note that after the user installs the add-on, it needs to go to Options -> Preferences... on page DITA and change the DITA Open Toolkit option in the DITA preferences page.

Another option, if you are using Oxygen project file, is to put the DITA-OT in the project and set the DITA Open Toolkit option.

Best regards,
Alex