diff --git a/templates/android/src/jni.cpp b/templates/android/src/jni.cpp
index dce5b70..f935597 100644
--- a/templates/android/src/jni.cpp
+++ b/templates/android/src/jni.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+typedef struct {
+	void *		handle;
+	const char *	format;
+	const char * (*get_bindir)(void *handle);
+	const char * (*get_datadir)(void *handle);
+} plugin_callbacks;
+
 #include "data.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 
@@ -225,7 +232,13 @@ JNI_FUNC(nativeAudioStart)(JNIEnv* env, jobject thiz) {
 	if (ma_device_init(NULL, &deviceConfig, &device) != MA_SUCCESS)
 		return false;
 
-	plugin_init(&instance);
+	plugin_callbacks cbs = {
+		/* .handle		= */ NULL,
+		/* .format		= */ "android",
+		/* .get_bindir		= */ NULL,
+		/* .get_datadir		= */ NULL
+	};
+	plugin_init(&instance, &cbs);
 
 #if PARAMETERS_N > 0
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < PARAMETERS_N; i++) {
diff --git a/templates/cmd/src/main.c b/templates/cmd/src/main.c
index f814e0b..97a9ed1 100644
--- a/templates/cmd/src/main.c
+++ b/templates/cmd/src/main.c
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+typedef struct {
+	void *		handle;
+	const char *	format;
+	const char * (*get_bindir)(void *handle);
+	const char * (*get_datadir)(void *handle);
+} plugin_callbacks;
+
 #include "data.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 
@@ -352,7 +359,13 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
 			printf(" %s: %g\n", param_data[i].id, param_values[i]);
 #endif
 
-	plugin_init(&instance);
+	plugin_callbacks cbs = {
+		/* .handle		= */ NULL,
+		/* .format		= */ "cmd",
+		/* .get_bindir		= */ NULL,
+		/* .get_datadir		= */ NULL
+	};
+	plugin_init(&instance, &cbs);
 
 #if PARAMETERS_N > 0
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < PARAMETERS_N; i++)
diff --git a/templates/daisy-seed/src/main.cpp b/templates/daisy-seed/src/main.cpp
index 5f792da..7e218a7 100644
--- a/templates/daisy-seed/src/main.cpp
+++ b/templates/daisy-seed/src/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+typedef struct {
+	void *		handle;
+	const char *	format;
+	const char * (*get_bindir)(void *handle);
+	const char * (*get_datadir)(void *handle);
+} plugin_callbacks;
+
 #include "data.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 
@@ -168,7 +175,13 @@ int main() {
 	hardware.SetAudioBlockSize(BLOCK_SIZE);
 	float sample_rate = hardware.AudioSampleRate();
 
-	plugin_init(&instance);
+	plugin_callbacks cbs = {
+		/* .handle		= */ NULL,
+		/* .format		= */ "daisy-seed",
+		/* .get_bindir		= */ NULL,
+		/* .get_datadir		= */ NULL
+	};
+	plugin_init(&instance, &cbs);
 
 	plugin_set_sample_rate(&instance, sample_rate);
 	if (plugin_mem_req(&instance) != 0)
diff --git a/templates/ios/src/native.mm b/templates/ios/src/native.mm
index 779b058..509328f 100644
--- a/templates/ios/src/native.mm
+++ b/templates/ios/src/native.mm
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+typedef struct {
+	void *		handle;
+	const char *	format;
+	const char * (*get_bindir)(void *handle);
+	const char * (*get_datadir)(void *handle);
+} plugin_callbacks;
+
 #include "data.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 #if PARAMETERS_N > 0
@@ -251,9 +258,15 @@ char audioStart() {
 		}
 	}
 #endif
-	
-	plugin_init(&instance);
-	
+
+	plugin_callbacks cbs = {
+		/* .handle		= */ NULL,
+		/* .format		= */ "ios",
+		/* .get_bindir		= */ NULL,
+		/* .get_datadir		= */ NULL
+	};
+	plugin_init(&instance, &cbs);
+
 #if PARAMETERS_N > 0
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < PARAMETERS_N; i++) {
 		if (!param_data[i].out)
@@ -356,7 +369,7 @@ void audioPause() {
 
 extern "C"
 void audioResume() {
-	// TODO: couldn't this could fail?...
+	// TODO: could this fail?...
 	if (device_inited) {
 		ma_device_init(NULL, &deviceConfig, &device);
 		ma_device_start(&device);
diff --git a/templates/vst3-make/Makefile b/templates/vst3-make/Makefile
index 0dfbcc9..535a247 100644
--- a/templates/vst3-make/Makefile
+++ b/templates/vst3-make/Makefile
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S), Linux)
 CFLAGS_ALL := $(CFLAGS_ALL) -D_GNU_SOURCE
+LDFLAGS_ALL := $(LDFLAGS_ALL) -ldl
  ifeq ($(HAS_UI), yes)
 CFLAGS_ALL := $(CFLAGS_ALL) $(shell pkg-config --cflags x11)
 LDFLAGS_ALL := $(LDFLAGS_ALL) $(shell pkg-config --libs x11)
diff --git a/templates/web/src/processor.c b/templates/web/src/processor.c
index c1be991..e658695 100644
--- a/templates/web/src/processor.c
+++ b/templates/web/src/processor.c
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+typedef struct {
+	void *		handle;
+	const char *	format;
+	const char * (*get_bindir)(void *handle);
+	const char * (*get_datadir)(void *handle);
+} plugin_callbacks;
+
 #include "data.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 
@@ -49,7 +56,13 @@ instance * processor_new(float sample_rate) {
 	if (i == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	plugin_init(&i->p);
+	plugin_callbacks cbs = {
+		/* .handle		= */ NULL,
+		/* .format		= */ "web",
+		/* .get_bindir		= */ NULL,
+		/* .get_datadir		= */ NULL
+	};
+	plugin_init(&i->p, &cbs);
 
 #if DATA_PRODUCT_PARAMETERS_N > 0
 	for (size_t j = 0; j < DATA_PRODUCT_PARAMETERS_N; j++)