How to specify if server or room plugin?

[jasonMcintosh]

What makes a plugin a server level plugin or a room plugin? How does the engine know which one is which, and how do I specify that in the plugin code or its configuration?

It's frustrating that I can't find this information in the documentation (or, if it's in there, it's well hidden), as it seems like a fundamental thing that should be mentioned prominently.

[tcarr]

See the manual: Server Level Components

Currently you have to set server level components using the ES Admin's Extensions section. The next release will allow you to mark a plugin as server level in Extension.xml if you want to do it that way instead.

Something else you may not have noticed yet in the documentation is the manual's index. I use it a lot myself; we have so many articles in the manual that I can't remember which section to look in for half of them.