@@ -302,8 +302,9 @@ All the different plugins share some same general principles in common regarding
* __default__ (One can define the name of a template group (see below) whose values and sensors should be used as default)
3. Sensors hold only those attributes which are necessary to uniquely identify the target sensor. Common base attributes:
* __mqttsuffix__ (to make its [mqtt-topic](#mqttTopic) unique)
* __delta__ (identifies a monotonic sensor. If set to "on", differences between successive readings are collected)
* __delta__ (identifies a monotonic sensor. If set to "true", differences between successive readings are collected)
* __subSampling__ (subsampling factor S. If S>=1, only one reading every S is sent over MQTT, and the others are kept locally. If S<1, readings are never sent out and only kept locally)
* __publish__ (if set to "true", the sensor will be published when the auto-publish feature is enabled. Otherwise it is omitted. Default is "true".)
5. Be aware that naming of sensor/group/entity is not fixed. A plugin developer can name them as he likes, e.g. counter/multicounter/host.
6. It is possible to define template groups or entities in the config file, but not template sensors (as a sensor should only consists of attributs which make him unique this would not be too useful). To specify a template group/entity simply prefix its definition with `template_` (see the example below). You can reference them later by using the `default` attribute. A template entity can consist of groups and these in turn can consist of sensors. When using a template, all of its attribute values are copied to the actual sensor. Copied attributes can be overwritten in the actual entity/sensor (some of them even should be overwritten, e.g. the mqttPart). However, groups/sensors associated with a template are copied to the actual entity/group and can NOT be overwritten. One can specify further groups/sensors which are then added to those copied from the template. Template entitys/groups itself or sensors within them are never used in live operation of the plugin. They are purely cosmetic for convenient configuration.