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How To Compile Plugins? Just a Few Steps! 1 Minute Easiest Tutorial

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✅ Install Visual Studio 2017 (Required)

Because Unreal Engine uses Visual Studio 2017 to compile, even in Unreal Engine 5. You still need to install 2017 version even you got the newer 2019 & 2022.

✅ Prepare Your Plugins: Place It Outside of Engine Folder

Also please note that long file path is not recommended, use less than 256-character length

✅ Go To Engine Plugins Folder

Example: C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_5.0\Engine\Build\BatchFiles

✅ On Folder’s Empty Space, Press "Shift + Right Click"

And select "Open PowerShell window here".

✅ Type Command

.\RunUAT.bat BuildPlugin -plugin="C:\XXXXXXXX\XXXXX.uplugin" -package="C:\XXXXXXXX"

Example: .\RunUAT.bat BuildPlugin -plugin="D:\_Cyrus\2_Plugin_Original\Custom\Sketchfab\Sketchfab.uplugin" -package="D:\_Cyrus\2_Plugin_New\Custom\Sketchfab"

The 1st slot needs point to that “.uplugin” file

And the 2nd slot is export folder, a root folder that will include all files

✅ Press Enter, Wait & Done!

Wait around 1 mins until successful message show

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FAQ

❌ Target Platform Error

Go to Unreal Engine forum, there is a detail step to guide you

https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/990022/packaging-a-ue4-plugin-changing-the-target-platfor.html

Open .uplugin file in Notepad, delete the useless Target Platform

In UE4 it should look like:

In UE5 it should look like:

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