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# wix app generate

<blockquote class="warning">

**Deprecated**

The Legacy Wix CLI for Apps is deprecated and no longer receives updates or new features. New projects should use the [Wix CLI for Apps](fallback::https://dev.wix.com/docs/wix-cli/cli-for-apps/about-the-wix-cli-for-apps).

- To find out which structure a project uses, see [Determine Which CLI Your Project Uses](fallback::https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/develop-an-app-with-the-cli/project-development/determine-which-cli-your-project-uses).
- To migrate an existing app to the new Wix CLI, see [Migrate a Legacy CLI App to the New Wix CLI](fallback::https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/develop-an-app-with-the-cli/migrate-an-app-to-the-new-cli/migrate-an-app-from-the-legacy-cli/migrate-a-legacy-cli-app-to-the-new-wix-cli).

</blockquote>

Starts a process that guides you through adding an [extension](portalId::63e3acd8-2a9c-421d-8f92-d02930eeb59eresourceId::333472e6-5af6-45fb-aabf-7a300a61d737*fallback::https://dev.wix.com/docs/wix-cli/legacy-clis/legacy-wix-cli-for-apps/supported-extensions/about-cli-app-extensions) to your app.

After you select an extension, you're prompted for relevant configuration details, and then the CLI generates your extension in your app's local files.

## Usage

```bash
wix app generate [flags]
```

## Flags

The following flags are available for the `wix app generate` command:

| Flag | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| `--type <type>` | Generates an extension with the specified type. Accepted values for `<type>`: <br><br> <ul><li>`HTTP_FUNCTION`</li><li>`BACKEND_EVENT`</li><li>`SERVICE_PLUGIN`</li><li>`WEB_METHOD`</li><li>`DASHBOARD_PLUGIN`</li><li>`DASHBOARD_MENU_PLUGIN`</li><li>`DASHBOARD_MODAL`</li><li>`DASHBOARD_PAGE`</li><li>`EMBEDDED_SCRIPT`</li><li>`SITE_PLUGIN`</li><li>`SITE_WIDGET`</li></ul> |