diff --git a/ExampleAnalysis/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleAnalysis/CMakeLists.txt
index 8522f03..9f443a4 100644
--- a/ExampleAnalysis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ExampleAnalysis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ option(MV_UNITY_BUILD "Combine target source files into batches for faster compi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ExampleAnalysis Plugin
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PROJECT("ExampleAnalysisPlugin")
+PROJECT("ExampleAnalysisPlugin" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Options
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /DWIN32 /EHsc /MP /permissive- /Zc:__cplusplus")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MDd")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /MD")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
-endif(MSVC)
+endif()
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dependencies
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.cpp
     src/SettingsAction.h
     src/SettingsAction.cpp
-    src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.json
+    PluginInfo.json
 )
 
 source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
@@ -99,11 +99,16 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
         --prefix ${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>
 )
 
+# Append plugin version to output file
+# 0 disables automatic folder placement (same as plugin type)
+# since we want to place all example plugins in a separate folder
+mv_handle_plugin_config(${PROJECT_NAME} 0) 
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Miscellaneous
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Automatically set the debug environment (command + working directory) for MSVC
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release>>)
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug/ManiVault Studio.exe",$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/ManiVault Studio.exe","${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release/ManiVault Studio.exe">>)
 endif()
diff --git a/ExampleAnalysis/PluginInfo.json b/ExampleAnalysis/PluginInfo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b0dce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExampleAnalysis/PluginInfo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "name" : "Example Analysis",
+    "version" :  {
+        "plugin" : "1.4",
+        "core" : ["1.3"]
+    },
+    "type" : "Analysis",
+    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
+}
diff --git a/ExampleAnalysis/src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.h b/ExampleAnalysis/src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.h
index d024f87..766cd72 100644
--- a/ExampleAnalysis/src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.h
+++ b/ExampleAnalysis/src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class ExampleAnalysisPluginFactory : public AnalysisPluginFactory
     Q_INTERFACES(mv::plugin::AnalysisPluginFactory mv::plugin::PluginFactory)
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID   "studio.manivault.ExampleAnalysisPlugin"
-                      FILE  "ExampleAnalysisPlugin.json")
+                      FILE  "PluginInfo.json")
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/ExampleAnalysis/src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.json b/ExampleAnalysis/src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c86b9e0..0000000
--- a/ExampleAnalysis/src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "name" : "Example Analysis",
-    "version" : "1.4",
-    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
-}
diff --git a/ExampleData/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleData/CMakeLists.txt
index 89a30e2..14eef19 100644
--- a/ExampleData/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ExampleData/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ option(MV_UNITY_BUILD "Combine target source files into batches for faster compi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ExampleData Plugin
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PROJECT("ExampleDataPlugin")
+PROJECT("ExampleDataPlugin" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Options and Setup
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /DWIN32 /EHsc /MP /permissive- /Zc:__cplusplus")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MDd")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /MD")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
-endif(MSVC)
+endif()
 
 # Include cmake tools
 include(GenerateExportHeader)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DI
 set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleDataPlugin.h
     src/ExampleDataPlugin.cpp
-    src/ExampleDataPlugin.json
+    PluginInfo.json
 )
 
 set(PLUGIN_HEADERS
@@ -120,11 +120,16 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
         --prefix ${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>
 )
 
+# Append plugin version to output file
+# 0 disables automatic folder placement (same as plugin type)
+# since we want to place all example plugins in a separate folder
+mv_handle_plugin_config(${PROJECT_NAME} 0) 
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Miscellaneous
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Automatically set the debug environment (command + working directory) for MSVC
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release>>)
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug/ManiVault Studio.exe",$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/ManiVault Studio.exe","${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release/ManiVault Studio.exe">>)
 endif()
diff --git a/ExampleData/PluginInfo.json b/ExampleData/PluginInfo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..767e105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExampleData/PluginInfo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "name" : "Example Data",
+    "version" :  {
+        "plugin" : "1.4",
+        "core" : ["1.3"]
+    },
+    "type" : "Data",
+    "dependencies" : []
+}
diff --git a/ExampleData/src/ExampleDataPlugin.h b/ExampleData/src/ExampleDataPlugin.h
index 540666b..78b040a 100644
--- a/ExampleData/src/ExampleDataPlugin.h
+++ b/ExampleData/src/ExampleDataPlugin.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class ExampleDataPluginFactory : public RawDataFactory
     Q_INTERFACES(mv::plugin::RawDataFactory mv::plugin::PluginFactory)
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID   "studio.manivault.ExampleDataPlugin"
-                      FILE  "ExampleDataPlugin.json")
+                      FILE  "PluginInfo.json")
     
 public:
     ExampleDataPluginFactory();
diff --git a/ExampleData/src/ExampleDataPlugin.json b/ExampleData/src/ExampleDataPlugin.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 72ee74b..0000000
--- a/ExampleData/src/ExampleDataPlugin.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "name" : "Example Data",
-    "version" : "1.4",
-    "dependencies" : []
-}
diff --git a/ExampleDependencies/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleDependencies/CMakeLists.txt
index cb65e7e..bfb865c 100644
--- a/ExampleDependencies/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ExampleDependencies/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ option(MV_UNITY_BUILD "Combine target source files into batches for faster compi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ExampleAnalysis Plugin
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PROJECT("ExampleDependenciesPlugin")
+PROJECT("ExampleDependenciesPlugin" LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Options
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /DWIN32 /EHsc /MP /permissive- /Zc:__cplusplus")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MDd")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /MD")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
-endif(MSVC)
+endif()
 
 include(cmake/get_cpm.cmake)
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ CPMAddPackage(
   OPTIONS "HWY_ENABLE_EXAMPLES OFF" "HWY_ENABLE_INSTALL OFF" "HWY_ENABLE_TESTS OFF" "HWY_ENABLE_CONTRIB ON" "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON" 
 )
 
-if (MSVC)
+if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_target_properties(hwy_test PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL True)
     set_target_properties(hwy_list_targets PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL True)
 endif()
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.cpp
     src/SettingsAction.h
     src/SettingsAction.cpp
-    src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.json
+    PluginInfo.json
 )
 
 source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
@@ -151,11 +151,16 @@ set_target_properties(hwy hwy_contrib hwy_list_targets hwy_test
 # Automatically available when using find_package(ManiVault)
 mv_install_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} "hwy" "hwy_contrib")
 
+# Append plugin version to output file
+# 0 disables automatic folder placement (same as plugin type)
+# since we want to place all example plugins in a separate folder
+mv_handle_plugin_config(${PROJECT_NAME} 0) 
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Miscellaneous
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Automatically set the debug environment (command + working directory) for MSVC
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release>>)
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug/ManiVault Studio.exe",$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/ManiVault Studio.exe","${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release/ManiVault Studio.exe">>)
 endif()
diff --git a/ExampleDependencies/PluginInfo.json b/ExampleDependencies/PluginInfo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6994b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExampleDependencies/PluginInfo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "name" : "Example Dependencies",
+    "version" :  {
+        "plugin" : "1.4",
+        "core" : ["1.3"]
+    },
+    "type" : "Analysis",
+    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
+}
diff --git a/ExampleDependencies/src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.h b/ExampleDependencies/src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.h
index 2c0e3eb..24d2589 100644
--- a/ExampleDependencies/src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.h
+++ b/ExampleDependencies/src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ExampleDependenciesPluginFactory : public AnalysisPluginFactory
     Q_INTERFACES(mv::plugin::AnalysisPluginFactory mv::plugin::PluginFactory)
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID   "studio.manivault.ExampleDependenciesPlugin"
-                      FILE  "ExampleDependenciesPlugin.json")
+                      FILE  "PluginInfo.json")
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/ExampleDependencies/src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.json b/ExampleDependencies/src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e89938b..0000000
--- a/ExampleDependencies/src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "name" : "Example Dependencies",
-    "version" : "1.4",
-    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
-}
diff --git a/ExampleLoader/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleLoader/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b9651b..71a4837 100644
--- a/ExampleLoader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ExampleLoader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ option(MV_UNITY_BUILD "Combine target source files into batches for faster compi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ExampleLoader Plugin
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PROJECT("ExampleLoaderPlugin")
+PROJECT("ExampleLoaderPlugin" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Options
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /DWIN32 /EHsc /MP /permissive- /Zc:__cplusplus")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MDd")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /MD")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
-endif(MSVC)
+endif()
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dependencies
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DI
 set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.h
     src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.cpp
-    src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.json
+    PluginInfo.json
 )
 
 source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
@@ -96,11 +96,16 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
         --prefix ${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>
 )
 
+# Append plugin version to output file
+# 0 disables automatic folder placement (same as plugin type)
+# since we want to place all example plugins in a separate folder
+mv_handle_plugin_config(${PROJECT_NAME} 0) 
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Miscellaneous
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Automatically set the debug environment (command + working directory) for MSVC
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release>>)
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug/ManiVault Studio.exe",$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/ManiVault Studio.exe","${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release/ManiVault Studio.exe">>)
 endif()
diff --git a/ExampleLoader/src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.json b/ExampleLoader/PluginInfo.json
similarity index 50%
rename from ExampleLoader/src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.json
rename to ExampleLoader/PluginInfo.json
index 4050aa3..567fd12 100644
--- a/ExampleLoader/src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.json
+++ b/ExampleLoader/PluginInfo.json
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {
     "name" : "Example Loader",
     "menuName" : "Example (.xmp)",
-    "version" : "1.4",
+    "version" :  {
+        "plugin" : "1.4",
+        "core" : ["1.3"]
+    },
+    "type" : "Loader",
     "dependencies" : ["Points"]
 }
diff --git a/ExampleLoader/src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.h b/ExampleLoader/src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.h
index 90a1ab3..9013ed4 100644
--- a/ExampleLoader/src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.h
+++ b/ExampleLoader/src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ExampleLoaderPluginFactory : public LoaderPluginFactory
     Q_INTERFACES(mv::plugin::LoaderPluginFactory mv::plugin::PluginFactory)
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID   "studio.manivault.ExampleLoaderPlugin"
-                      FILE  "ExampleLoaderPlugin.json")
+                      FILE  "PluginInfo.json")
     
 public:
     ExampleLoaderPluginFactory();
diff --git a/ExampleTransformation/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleTransformation/CMakeLists.txt
index 99a472c..1062e48 100644
--- a/ExampleTransformation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ExampleTransformation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ option(MV_UNITY_BUILD "Combine target source files into batches for faster compi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ExampleTransformation Plugin
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PROJECT("ExampleTransformationPlugin")
+PROJECT("ExampleTransformationPlugin" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Options
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /DWIN32 /EHsc /MP /permissive- /Zc:__cplusplus")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MDd")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /MD")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
-endif(MSVC)
+endif()
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dependencies
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DI
 set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.h
     src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.cpp
-    src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.json
+    PluginInfo.json
 )
 
 source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
@@ -96,11 +96,16 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
         --prefix ${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>
 )
 
+# Append plugin version to output file
+# 0 disables automatic folder placement (same as plugin type)
+# since we want to place all example plugins in a separate folder
+mv_handle_plugin_config(${PROJECT_NAME} 0) 
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Miscellaneous
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Automatically set the debug environment (command + working directory) for MSVC
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release>>)
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug/ManiVault Studio.exe",$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/ManiVault Studio.exe","${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release/ManiVault Studio.exe">>)
 endif()
diff --git a/ExampleTransformation/PluginInfo.json b/ExampleTransformation/PluginInfo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1832c81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExampleTransformation/PluginInfo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "name" : "Example Transformation",
+    "version" :  {
+        "plugin" : "1.4",
+        "core" : ["1.3"]
+    },
+    "type" : "Transformation",
+    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
+}
diff --git a/ExampleTransformation/src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.h b/ExampleTransformation/src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.h
index 56036a1..6c9df63 100644
--- a/ExampleTransformation/src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.h
+++ b/ExampleTransformation/src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class ExampleTransformationPluginFactory : public TransformationPluginFactory
     Q_INTERFACES(mv::plugin::TransformationPluginFactory mv::plugin::PluginFactory)
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID   "studio.manivault.ExampleTransformationPlugin"
-                      FILE  "ExampleTransformationPlugin.json")
+                      FILE  "PluginInfo.json")
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/ExampleTransformation/src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.json b/ExampleTransformation/src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1017770..0000000
--- a/ExampleTransformation/src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "name" : "Example Transformation",
-    "version" : "1.4",
-    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
-}
diff --git a/ExampleView/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleView/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c4f2ff..1a73e9c 100644
--- a/ExampleView/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ExampleView/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ option(MV_UNITY_BUILD "Combine target source files into batches for faster compi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ExampleView Plugin
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PROJECT("ExampleViewPlugin")
+PROJECT("ExampleViewPlugin" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Options
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /DWIN32 /EHsc /MP /permissive- /Zc:__cplusplus")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MDd")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /MD")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
-endif(MSVC)
+endif()
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dependencies
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DI
 set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleViewPlugin.h
     src/ExampleViewPlugin.cpp
-    src/ExampleViewPlugin.json
+    PluginInfo.json
 )
 
 set(PLUGIN_MOC_HEADERS
@@ -100,11 +100,16 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
         --prefix ${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>
 )
 
+# Append plugin version to output file
+# 0 disables automatic folder placement (same as plugin type)
+# since we want to place all example plugins in a separate folder
+mv_handle_plugin_config(${PROJECT_NAME} 0) 
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Miscellaneous
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Automatically set the debug environment (command + working directory) for MSVC
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release>>)
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug/ManiVault Studio.exe",$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/ManiVault Studio.exe","${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release/ManiVault Studio.exe">>)
 endif()
diff --git a/ExampleView/PluginInfo.json b/ExampleView/PluginInfo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..063bb77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExampleView/PluginInfo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "name" : "Example View",
+    "version" :  {
+        "plugin" : "1.4",
+        "core" : ["1.3"]
+    },
+    "type" : "Viewer",
+    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
+}
diff --git a/ExampleView/src/ExampleViewPlugin.h b/ExampleView/src/ExampleViewPlugin.h
index 7c8515b..8dd94c0 100644
--- a/ExampleView/src/ExampleViewPlugin.h
+++ b/ExampleView/src/ExampleViewPlugin.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ExampleViewPluginFactory : public ViewPluginFactory
     Q_INTERFACES(mv::plugin::ViewPluginFactory mv::plugin::PluginFactory)
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID   "studio.manivault.ExampleViewPlugin"
-                      FILE  "ExampleViewPlugin.json")
+                      FILE  "PluginInfo.json")
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/ExampleView/src/ExampleViewPlugin.json b/ExampleView/src/ExampleViewPlugin.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 135c2df..0000000
--- a/ExampleView/src/ExampleViewPlugin.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "name" : "Example View",
-    "version" : "1.4",
-    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
-}
diff --git a/ExampleViewJS/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleViewJS/CMakeLists.txt
index 4bf270d..e2ce19b 100644
--- a/ExampleViewJS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ExampleViewJS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ option(MV_UNITY_BUILD "Combine target source files into batches for faster compi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ExampleViewJS Plugin
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PROJECT("ExampleViewJSPlugin")
+PROJECT("ExampleViewJSPlugin" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Options
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /DWIN32 /EHsc /MP /permissive- /Zc:__cplusplus")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MDd")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /MD")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
-endif(MSVC)
+endif()
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dependencies
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleViewJSPlugin.cpp
     src/ChartWidget.h
     src/ChartWidget.cpp
-    src/ExampleViewJSPlugin.json
+    PluginInfo.json
 )
 
 set(WEB
@@ -115,11 +115,16 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
         --prefix ${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>
 )
 
+# Append plugin version to output file
+# 0 disables automatic folder placement (same as plugin type)
+# since we want to place all example plugins in a separate folder
+mv_handle_plugin_config(${PROJECT_NAME} 0) 
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Miscellaneous
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Automatically set the debug environment (command + working directory) for MSVC
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release>>)
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug/ManiVault Studio.exe",$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/ManiVault Studio.exe","${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release/ManiVault Studio.exe">>)
 endif()
diff --git a/ExampleViewJS/PluginInfo.json b/ExampleViewJS/PluginInfo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..399577c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExampleViewJS/PluginInfo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "name" : "Example View JS",
+    "version" :  {
+        "plugin" : "1.4",
+        "core" : ["1.3"]
+    },
+    "type" : "Viewer",
+    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
+}
diff --git a/ExampleViewJS/src/ExampleViewJSPlugin.h b/ExampleViewJS/src/ExampleViewJSPlugin.h
index 17be088..d69e148 100644
--- a/ExampleViewJS/src/ExampleViewJSPlugin.h
+++ b/ExampleViewJS/src/ExampleViewJSPlugin.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ExampleViewJSPluginFactory : public ViewPluginFactory
     Q_INTERFACES(mv::plugin::ViewPluginFactory mv::plugin::PluginFactory)
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID   "studio.manivault.ExampleViewJSPlugin"
-                      FILE  "ExampleViewJSPlugin.json")
+                      FILE  "PluginInfo.json")
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/ExampleViewJS/src/ExampleViewJSPlugin.json b/ExampleViewJS/src/ExampleViewJSPlugin.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bc8779..0000000
--- a/ExampleViewJS/src/ExampleViewJSPlugin.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "name" : "Example View JS",
-    "version" : "1.4",
-    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
-}
diff --git a/ExampleViewOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleViewOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d9366e..f6c5cca 100644
--- a/ExampleViewOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ExampleViewOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ option(MV_UNITY_BUILD "Combine target source files into batches for faster compi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ExampleViewOpenGL Plugin
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PROJECT("ExampleViewOpenGLPlugin")
+PROJECT("ExampleViewOpenGLPlugin" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Options
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /DWIN32 /EHsc /MP /permissive- /Zc:__cplusplus")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MDd")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /MD")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
-endif(MSVC)
+endif()
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dependencies
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DI
 set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleViewGLPlugin.h
     src/ExampleViewGLPlugin.cpp
-    src/ExampleViewGLPlugin.json
+    PluginInfo.json
 )
 
 set(PLUGIN_WIDGETS
@@ -112,11 +112,16 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
         --prefix ${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>
 )
 
+# Append plugin version to output file
+# 0 disables automatic folder placement (same as plugin type)
+# since we want to place all example plugins in a separate folder
+mv_handle_plugin_config(${PROJECT_NAME} 0) 
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Miscellaneous
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Automatically set the debug environment (command + working directory) for MSVC
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release>>)
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug/ManiVault Studio.exe",$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/ManiVault Studio.exe","${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release/ManiVault Studio.exe">>)
 endif()
diff --git a/ExampleViewOpenGL/PluginInfo.json b/ExampleViewOpenGL/PluginInfo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d243e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExampleViewOpenGL/PluginInfo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "name" : "Example View OpenGL",
+    "version" :  {
+        "plugin" : "1.4",
+        "core" : ["1.3"]
+    },
+    "type" : "Viewer",
+    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
+}
diff --git a/ExampleViewOpenGL/src/ExampleViewGLPlugin.h b/ExampleViewOpenGL/src/ExampleViewGLPlugin.h
index 97c6f59..43b0f19 100644
--- a/ExampleViewOpenGL/src/ExampleViewGLPlugin.h
+++ b/ExampleViewOpenGL/src/ExampleViewGLPlugin.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ExampleViewGLPluginFactory : public ViewPluginFactory
     Q_INTERFACES(mv::plugin::ViewPluginFactory mv::plugin::PluginFactory)
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID   "studio.manivault.ExampleViewGLPlugin"
-                      FILE  "ExampleViewGLPlugin.json")
+                      FILE  "PluginInfo.json")
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/ExampleViewOpenGL/src/ExampleViewGLPlugin.json b/ExampleViewOpenGL/src/ExampleViewGLPlugin.json
deleted file mode 100644
index daec2ed..0000000
--- a/ExampleViewOpenGL/src/ExampleViewGLPlugin.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "name" : "Example View OpenGL",
-    "version" : "1.4",
-    "dependencies" : ["Points"]
-}
diff --git a/ExampleWriter/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleWriter/CMakeLists.txt
index 832d3c1..95b7275 100644
--- a/ExampleWriter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ExampleWriter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ option(MV_UNITY_BUILD "Combine target source files into batches for faster compi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ExampleWriter Plugin
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PROJECT("ExampleWriterPlugin")
+PROJECT("ExampleWriterPlugin" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Options
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /DWIN32 /EHsc /MP /permissive- /Zc:__cplusplus")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MDd")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /MD")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
-endif(MSVC)
+endif()
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dependencies
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DI
 set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleWriterPlugin.h
     src/ExampleWriterPlugin.cpp
-    src/ExampleWriterPlugin.json
+    PluginInfo.json
 )
 
 source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
@@ -96,11 +96,16 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
         --prefix ${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>
 )
 
+# Append plugin version to output file
+# 0 disables automatic folder placement (same as plugin type)
+# since we want to place all example plugins in a separate folder
+mv_handle_plugin_config(${PROJECT_NAME} 0) 
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Miscellaneous
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Automatically set the debug environment (command + working directory) for MSVC
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo,${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release>>)
     set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND $<IF:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Debug/ManiVault Studio.exe",$<IF:$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>,"${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/ManiVault Studio.exe","${ManiVault_INSTALL_DIR}/Release/ManiVault Studio.exe">>)
 endif()
diff --git a/ExampleWriter/src/ExampleWriterPlugin.json b/ExampleWriter/PluginInfo.json
similarity index 50%
rename from ExampleWriter/src/ExampleWriterPlugin.json
rename to ExampleWriter/PluginInfo.json
index 636d962..00a4115 100644
--- a/ExampleWriter/src/ExampleWriterPlugin.json
+++ b/ExampleWriter/PluginInfo.json
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {
     "name" : "Example Writer",
     "menuName" : "Example (.xmp)",
-    "version" : "1.4",
+    "version" :  {
+        "plugin" : "1.4",
+        "core" : ["1.3"]
+    },
+    "type" : "Writer",
     "dependencies" : ["Points"]
 }
diff --git a/ExampleWriter/src/ExampleWriterPlugin.h b/ExampleWriter/src/ExampleWriterPlugin.h
index d2b404b..8058fc5 100644
--- a/ExampleWriter/src/ExampleWriterPlugin.h
+++ b/ExampleWriter/src/ExampleWriterPlugin.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ExampleWriterPluginFactory : public WriterPluginFactory
     Q_INTERFACES(mv::plugin::WriterPluginFactory mv::plugin::PluginFactory)
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID   "studio.manivault.ExampleWriterPlugin"
-                      FILE  "ExampleWriterPlugin.json")
+                      FILE  "PluginInfo.json")
     
 public:
     ExampleWriterPluginFactory();