Plugin Installed, but not visible?

[Dave_Dugan]

I’m having a tough time installing my first external plugin in kicad

I install it and it is listed in my external plugins menu.

If I restart kicad, and use it, it works.

Then if I close kicad and reopen it, the plugin icon is gone, and it is not listed in my external plugins menu anymore.

Does anyone know what might be happening?

[Dave_Dugan]

I should have mentioned it is kicad 8 and freeroute plugin.

[qu1ck]

@Dave_Dugan

If I restart kicad, and use it, it works.

Then if I close kicad and reopen it, the plugin icon is gone, and it is not listed in my external plugins menu anymore.

These statements contradict each other. Do you mean it only works once?
What is your OS?