diff --git a/samples/plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 63d30b352..20f045f54 100644
--- a/samples/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 FILE(GLOB SRC *.cpp)
+SET(HEADERS server.h)
 
-ADD_LIBRARY(sample_plugin MODULE ${SRC})
+QT4_WRAP_CPP(HEADERS_MOC ${HEADERS})
+
+ADD_LIBRARY(sample_plugin MODULE ${SRC} ${HEADERS_MOC})
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(sample_plugin blackmisc ${QT_LIBRARIES})
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(sample_plugin PROPERTIES PROJECT_LABEL "Samples - Plugin")
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diff --git a/samples/plugin/plugin.cpp b/samples/plugin/plugin.cpp
index 0b183c767..8fcadd0f2 100644
--- a/samples/plugin/plugin.cpp
+++ b/samples/plugin/plugin.cpp
@@ -3,28 +3,9 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
-#include "blackmisc/plugins.h"
+#include "plugin.h"
 #include <iostream>
 
-class CPlugin : public BlackMisc::IPlugin
-{
-public:
-    CPlugin(BlackMisc::IPluginFactory &factory, BlackMisc::IContext &context);
-
-    virtual ~CPlugin();
-
-    virtual bool isValid() const { return m_ctorOK; }
-
-    virtual BlackMisc::IPluginFactory &getFactory() { return m_factory; }
-
-private:
-    bool m_ctorOK;
-    BlackMisc::IPluginFactory &m_factory;
-    BlackMisc::IContext &m_context;
-};
-
-MAKE_BLACK_PLUGIN(sample_plugin, CPlugin, "An example minimal plugin")
-
 CPlugin::CPlugin(BlackMisc::IPluginFactory &factory, BlackMisc::IContext &context)
 : m_ctorOK(false),
   m_factory(factory),
diff --git a/samples/plugin/plugin.h b/samples/plugin/plugin.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9383f864d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/plugin/plugin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2013 VATSIM Community / authors
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#ifndef SAMPLE_PLUGIN_H
+#define SAMPLE_PLUGIN_H
+
+#include "blackmisc/plugins.h"
+
+class CPlugin : public BlackMisc::IPlugin
+{
+public:
+    CPlugin(BlackMisc::IPluginFactory &factory, BlackMisc::IContext &context);
+
+    virtual ~CPlugin();
+
+    virtual bool isValid() const { return m_ctorOK; }
+
+    virtual BlackMisc::IPluginFactory &getFactory() { return m_factory; }
+
+private:
+    bool m_ctorOK;
+    BlackMisc::IPluginFactory &m_factory;
+    BlackMisc::IContext &m_context;
+};
+
+class CPluginFactory : public QObject, public BlackMisc::IPluginFactory
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_INTERFACES(BlackMisc::IPluginFactory)
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID BLACKMISC_IPLUGINFACTORY_IID)
+    BLACKMISC_IMPLEMENT_IPLUGINFACTORY(CPlugin, "sample_plugin", "An example minimal plugin")
+};
+
+#endif //SAMPLE_PLUGIN_H
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diff --git a/samples/plugin/sample_plugin.pro b/samples/plugin/sample_plugin.pro
index c01de703c..e0e3f7291 100644
--- a/samples/plugin/sample_plugin.pro
+++ b/samples/plugin/sample_plugin.pro
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ DEPENDPATH += . ../../src
 INCLUDEPATH += . ../../src
 
 SOURCES += *.cpp
+HEADERS += *.h
 
 LIBS    += -L../../lib -lblackmisc
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/plugins.h b/src/blackmisc/plugins.h
index 4178933bb..6e4182cd4 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/plugins.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/plugins.h
@@ -87,51 +87,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         virtual const char *getDescription() const = 0;
     };
 
-} //namespace BlackMisc
-
-// must be placed outside namespace and before CPluginFactoryBase
-Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(BlackMisc::IPluginFactory, "net.vatsim.client.BlackMisc.IPluginFactory")
-
-namespace BlackMisc
-{
-
-    /*!
-        Base class for CPluginFactory template used by MAKE_BLACK_PLUGIN.
-    */
-    class CPluginFactoryBase : public QObject, public IPluginFactory
-    {
-        Q_OBJECT
-        Q_INTERFACES(BlackMisc::IPluginFactory)
-    };
-
-    /*!
-        Template used by MAKE_BLACK_PLUGIN.
-    */
-    template <class P>
-    class CPluginFactory : public CPluginFactoryBase
-    {
-    public:
-        IPlugin *create(IContext &context) { return new P(*this, context); }
-
-        void destroy(IPlugin *plugin) { if (plugin) delete plugin; }
-    };
-
-    /*!
-        Simplifies the process of building a plugin.
-        Put this macro somewhere in one of your plugin's .cpp files (but not in a namespace)
-        to export the necessary factory class for your plugin.
-        FQCLASS must have a constructor with the signature (IPluginFactory&, IContext&).
-        \param NAME A short name for your plugin with no spaces (a bareword, not a string).
-        \param FQCLASS The fully qualified name of the IPlugin subclass that the factory will construct.
-    */
-    #define MAKE_BLACK_PLUGIN(NAME, FQCLASS, DESCR) \
-        class CPluginFactory_##NAME : public BlackMisc::CPluginFactory<FQCLASS> \
-        { \
-            const char *getName() const { return #NAME ; } \
-            const char *getDescription() const { return DESCR; } \
-        }; \
-        Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(NAME, CPluginFactory_##NAME )
-
     /*!
         Custom deleter for QScopedPointer.
     */
@@ -147,4 +102,22 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
 } //namespace BlackMisc
 
+//! Qt interface ID for IPluginFactory.
+#define BLACKMISC_IPLUGINFACTORY_IID "net.vatsim.client.BlackMisc.IPluginFactory"
+
+Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(BlackMisc::IPluginFactory, BLACKMISC_IPLUGINFACTORY_IID)
+
+/*!
+    Macro to put inside an IPluginFactory subclass to help with implementation.
+    \param CLASS The plugin class which this factory constructs.
+    \param NAME A string literal, the plugin's short name.
+    \param DESCRIPTION A string literal, a brief description of the plugin.
+*/
+#define BLACKMISC_IMPLEMENT_IPLUGINFACTORY(CLASS, NAME, DESCRIPTION) \
+    public: \
+    BlackMisc::IPlugin *create(BlackMisc::IContext &context) { return new CLASS(*this, context); } \
+    void destroy(BlackMisc::IPlugin *plugin) { if (plugin) delete plugin; } \
+    const char *getName() const { return NAME; } \
+    const char *getDescription() const { return DESCRIPTION; }
+
 #endif //BLACKMISC_PLUGINS_H
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