# Essential Information

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### Mandatory Fields

* "name" - Display name for the application. Should usually be identical to the one specified in meta.xml.
* "author" - Display name for the application's author. Should usually be identical to the one specified in meta.xml. This will be displayed as the "Publisher" in the Shop Channel, as such it must be only one author.
* "category" - Category the application is assigned to.

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[Category](/repository-manager/manifests/essential-information/category.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

* "peripherals" - Supported peripherals (Must be at least one!)

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[Peripherals](/repository-manager/manifests/essential-information/peripherals.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

* "version" - Version of the application. "auto" if source always contains the latest version.

### Optional Fields

* "author\_preferred\_contacts" - Free text for explaining how the application author may be officially contacted.
* "authors" - A list of people working in the application. Will appear as "Developers" in the official Open Shop Channel website.
* "contributors" - A list of people that have contributed to the application.
* "supported\_platforms" - Platforms this app supports. Default is "wii".

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[Platforms](/repository-manager/manifests/essential-information/platforms.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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