<div dir="ltr"><div><span lang="en"><span><span>Hello everyone,</span></span><span><span> <br></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><br></span></div><div><span lang="en">  <span><span>I'm developing a plugin and I'm not sure where to write the settings.</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span>  </span></span></span><span lang="en"><span><span>Should I create the settings object with my own organization and application?</span></span> <span><span>I
 would expect a plugin's settings to be stored in the profile folder 
where the plugin is installed, within the same qgis configurations file,
 so it doesn't seem like a good option to me.</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span>  </span></span></span><span lang="en"><span><span>If
 I write the settings under the same organization and application as 
QGIS, is it appropriate to create a root group for my plugin?</span></span> <span><span>All the plugins I have installed did that, but for some reason they are hidden when viewing the advanced settings with the new tree widget.</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span>  </span></span></span><span lang="en"><span><span>Is the "plugins" group appropriate to create a sub-group/key with the name of my plugin?</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span>  </span></span></span><span lang="en"><span><span>The only email I found in the archive referring to the settings structure is </span></span></span>[1], <span lang="en"><span><span>I'll
 keep it in mind when it comes to group/key names, but any other 
recommendations on good practices for third-party plugins are welcome.</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span>Regards,</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span>Gabriel</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="en"><span><span>[1] </span></span></span><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2017-March/047487.html">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2017-March/047487.html</a></div></div>