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## General ¶

Since Widelands version 1.1 the game has an add-on manager where one can provide his own add-on to other players. Add-ons can be accessed and installed via the button in the main menu. ¶

## Categories ¶

Add-ons are splitted into categories. By default all add-ons are shown in the add-ons manager. They ckan be filtered by category, quality and by entering a search term. ¶

Category | Name | Description ¶
:----: | :---- | :---- ¶
![](/wlmedia/wlimages/addon_category_maps.png) | maps | Add-ons containing either a single maps or a set of maps ¶
![](/wlmedia/wlimages/addon_category_map_generator.png) | map generator | Add-ons to modify the in game random map generator ¶
![](/wlmedia/wlimages/addon_category_campain.png) | campaigns | Add-ons containing a campaign or scenario to play ¶
![](/wlmedia/wlimages/addon_category_world.png) | world | Add-ons defining new terrains and/or immovables ¶
![](/wlmedia/wlimages/addon_category_win_condition.png) | win conditions | Add-ons containing new win conditions ¶
![](/wlmedia/wlimages/addon_category_starting_condition.png) | starting conditions | Add-ons defining new starting conditions ¶
![](/wlmedia/wlimages/addon_category_tribes.png) | tribes | Add-ons defining new tribes ¶
![](/wlmedia/wlimages/addon_category_script.png) | scripts | Add-ons providing helper scripts for game play ¶
![](/wlmedia/wlimages/addon_category_ui_plugin.png) | ui plugins | Add-ons providing scripts together with ui elements like windows and buttons ¶
![](/wlmedia/wlimages/addon_category_theme.png) | theme | Add-ons changing the look and feel of widelands, e.g. window borders, fonts and colors ¶

## Uploading a new add-on ¶

### You'll need a different password ¶

In order to upload a new add-on you have to add a new password, the password for this website is not sufficient. [Set a password here](https://www.widelands.org/ggz/changepw). ¶

### Maps ¶

If you just want to provide a single map as an add-on you can upload it directly in the map editor by using the menu entry "Publish Map Online" in the main menu. If have created several maps and want to create a map-set you'll have to use the add-ons manager. ¶

### Upload an add-on in the add-on manager ¶

To upload anything else than a single map you have to use the "Development" tab in the add-on manager. ¶

## Creating add-ons ¶

Please refer to to the [documentation]](https://www.widelands.org/ggz/changepw). For a beginner it might be easy to adjust a small existing add-on to your liking.