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Docs: Plugin.json: Fix property descriptions, add missing properties, add example (#22281) 

* Fix property descriptions, add missing properties

Fixes incorrect property descriptions, adds missing properties, and adds an up-to-date example.

* Update logo descriptions

Updates the "large" and "small" logo descriptions to specify SVG image type requirement, and that they may be identical

* Update docs/sources/plugins/developing/plugin.json.md
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docs/sources/plugins/developing/plugin.json.md
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The plugin.json file is mandatory for all plugins. When Grafana starts it will scan the plugin folders and mount every folder that contains a plugin.json file unless the folder contains a subfolder named `dist`. In that case grafana will mount the `dist` folder instead.
## Plugin JSON Schema
## Plugin.json Schema
| Property | Description |
| ------------- |-------------|
| id | unique name of the plugin - [conventions described in styleguide]({{< relref "code-styleguide.md" >}}) |
| type | panel/datasource/app |
| name | Human readable name of the plugin |
| info.description | Description of plugin. Used for searching grafana.com plugins |
| info.author | |
| info.keywords | plugin keywords. Used for search on grafana net|
| info.logos | link to project logos |
| info.version | project version of this commit. Must be semver |
| dependencies.grafanaVersion | Required grafana backend version for this plugin |
| dependencies.plugins | required plugins for this plugin. |
| Property | Description |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| id | Unique name of the plugin. See [naming conventions described in styleguide]({{< relref "code-styleguide.md" >}}) |
| type | One of `app`, `datasource`, `panel` |
| name | Human-readable name of the plugin |
| dependencies.grafanaVersion | Required Grafana version for this plugin |
| dependencies.plugins | An array of required plugins on which this plugin depends |
| info.author.name | Author's name |
| info.author.url | Link to author's website |
| info.description | Description of plugin. Used for search on grafana.com |
| info.keywords | Array of plugin keywords. Used for search on grafana.com |
| info.links | An array of link objects to be displayed on this plugin's project page in the form `{name: 'foo', url: 'http://example.com'}` |
| info.logos.small | Link to the "small" version of the plugin logo, which must be an SVG image. "Large" and "small" logos can be the same image. |
| info.logos.large | Link to the "large" version of the plugin logo, which must be an SVG image. "Large" and "small" logos can be the same image. |
| info.screenshots | An array of screenshot objects in the form `{name: 'bar', path: 'img/screenshot.png'}` |
| info.updated | Date when this plugin was built. Use `%TODAY%` for Grafana to autopopulate this value. |
| info.version | Project version of this commit. Use `%VERSION%` for Grafana to autopopulate this value. |
## Plugin.json Example
Here's an example of an up-to-date plugin.json file:
https://github.com/grafana/clock-panel/blob/master/src/plugin.json
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