# Can we mkdir webpackShims in plugin directory?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-mkdir-webpackshims-in-plugin-directory/141762>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 26, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-mkdir-webpackshims-in-plugin-directory/141762 "2018-07-26T12:24:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![whoami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9a28c/32.png) [@whoami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/whoami)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-mkdir-webpackshims-in-plugin-directory/141762/1 "2018-07-26T12:24:48Z")

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kibana version: 6.3.2  
question: can we mkdir webpackShims in plugin directory?

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**Author:** ![spalger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spalger/32/14092_2.png) [@spalger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spalger)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-mkdir-webpackshims-in-plugin-directory/141762/2 "2018-07-26T20:25:17Z")

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Yep!

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**Author:** ![whoami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9a28c/32.png) [@whoami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/whoami)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-mkdir-webpackshims-in-plugin-directory/141762/3 "2018-07-27T02:26:49Z")

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awesome! if we create file with same name in different webpackShims directory, will that influence the final bundle size?

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**Author:** ![spalger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spalger/32/14092_2.png) [@spalger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spalger)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-mkdir-webpackshims-in-plugin-directory/141762/4 "2018-07-27T08:18:29Z")

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Any time you add modules it will cause the bundle to get a tiny bit bigger, but I’m not sure I know what you’re asking

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-mkdir-webpackshims-in-plugin-directory/141762/5 "2018-08-24T08:18:36Z")

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