1.0InMotion Hosting Support Centerhttps://www.inmotionhosting.com/supportBrad Marklehttps://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/author/bradm/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OeKLUKsGL4"><a href="https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/add-parameter/">How to add a parameter to a Joomla 2.5 plugin</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/add-parameter/embed/#?secret=OeKLUKsGL4" width="600" height="338" title="“How to add a parameter to a Joomla 2.5 plugin” — InMotion Hosting Support Center" data-secret="OeKLUKsGL4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> By adding parameters to your plugin, you can allow the user to change how your plugin works. In this tutorial, we'll allow someone to print alternative text, something else besides Hello World.https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_joomla25_create-plugin-tutorial_alt-text-showing-in-plugin-settings.gif