diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/views.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/views.py
index f223e592..e4d67efc 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/views.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/views.py
@@ -2,25 +2,25 @@ from flask.views import MethodView
 
 
 class MicroscopeView(MethodView):
-
+    """
+    Create a generic MethodView with a globally available
+    microscope object passed as an argument.
+    """
     def __init__(self, microscope, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Create a generic MethodView with a globally available
-        microscope object passed as an argument.
-        """
+
         self.microscope = microscope
 
         MethodView.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 
 
 class MicroscopeViewPlugin(MicroscopeView):
-
+    """
+    Create a generic MethodView with a globally available
+    microscope object passed as an argument, and a plugin
+    reference stored in 'self'. Initially None.
+    """
     def __init__(self, microscope, plugin=None, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Create a generic MethodView with a globally available
-        microscope object passed as an argument, and a plugin
-        reference stored in 'self'. Initially None
-        """
+
         self.plugin = plugin
 
         MicroscopeView.__init__(self, microscope=microscope, **kwargs)
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diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/default/api.py b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/default/api.py
index ca0ce594..26bdf282 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/default/api.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/default/api.py
@@ -12,19 +12,9 @@ class IdentifyAPI(MicroscopeViewPlugin):
     """
     def get(self):
         """
-        Method to call when an HTTP GET request is made.
+        Default plugin to return a plaintext representation of the camera and stage objects.
+
+        .. :quickref: Default plugin; Show representation of camera and stage objects.
         """
         data = self.microscope.plugin.default.identify()  # Call a method from our plugin, using the full route
-        return Response(escape(data))
-
-
-class HelloWorldAPI(MicroscopeViewPlugin):
-    """
-    An even simpler example API plugin, which just returns static data without using the microscope.
-    """
-    def get(self):
-        """
-        Method to call when an HTTP GET request is made.
-        """
-        data = self.plugin.hello_world()  # Call a method from our plugin, using the MicroscopeViewPlugin.plugin shortcut
-        return Response(data)
+        return Response(escape(data))
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diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/default/plugin.py b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/default/plugin.py
index 39261c6e..eb66cee3 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/default/plugin.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/default/plugin.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from openflexure_microscope.plugins import MicroscopePlugin
 
-from .api import IdentifyAPI, HelloWorldAPI
+from .api import IdentifyAPI
 
 
 class Plugin(MicroscopePlugin):
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Plugin(MicroscopePlugin):
 
     api_views = {
         '/identify': IdentifyAPI,
-        '/hello': HelloWorldAPI,
     }
 
     def identify(self):
@@ -21,10 +20,3 @@ class Plugin(MicroscopePlugin):
         response = "My parent camera is {}, and my parent stage is {}.".format(self.microscope.camera, self.microscope.stage)
         print(response)
         return response
-
-    def hello_world(self):
-        """
-        Demonstrate passive method
-        """
-
-        return "Hello world!"
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diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/example/__init__.py b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/example/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1d5b636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/example/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+__all__ = ['Plugin', 'HelloWorldAPI', 'IdentifyAPI']
+
+from .plugin import Plugin
+from .api import HelloWorldAPI, IdentifyAPI
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diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/example/api.py b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/example/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b023132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/example/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+from openflexure_microscope.api.utilities import parse_payload, get_from_payload
+from openflexure_microscope.api.v1.views import MicroscopeViewPlugin
+
+from flask import request, Response, escape
+
+import logging
+
+
+class IdentifyAPI(MicroscopeViewPlugin):
+    """
+    A simple example API plugin, attached through the main microscope plugin.
+    """
+    def get(self):
+        """
+        Method to call when an HTTP GET request is made.
+        """
+        data = self.plugin.identify()  # Call a method from our plugin, using the MicroscopeViewPlugin.plugin shortcut
+        return Response(escape(data))
+
+
+class HelloWorldAPI(MicroscopeViewPlugin):
+    """
+    A method to create, set, and return a new microscope parameter.
+    """
+
+    def get(self):
+        """
+        Method to call when an HTTP GET request is made.
+        """
+
+        # If the microscope does not already contain our plugin_string attribute
+        if not hasattr(self.microscope, 'plugin_string'):
+            # Make a string, using the MicroscopeViewPlugin.plugin shortcut
+            self.microscope.plugin_string = self.plugin.hello_world()
+
+        return Response(self.microscope.plugin_string)
+
+    def post(self):
+        """
+        Method to call when an HTTP POST request is made. 
+        Assumes request will include a JSON payload.
+        """
+        # Get payload JSON as a dictionary
+        state = parse_payload(request)
+
+        # Extract a value from the JSON key 'plugin_string'. If no value is given, default to None
+        new_plugin_string = get_from_payload(state, 'plugin_string', default=None)
+
+        if new_plugin_string:  # If not None or empty
+            # Set microscope attribute to the specified string
+            self.microscope.plugin_string = new_plugin_string  
+
+        return Response(self.microscope.plugin_string)
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/example/plugin.py b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/example/plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39261c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/example/plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from openflexure_microscope.plugins import MicroscopePlugin
+
+from .api import IdentifyAPI, HelloWorldAPI
+
+
+class Plugin(MicroscopePlugin):
+    """
+    A set of default plugins
+    """
+
+    api_views = {
+        '/identify': IdentifyAPI,
+        '/hello': HelloWorldAPI,
+    }
+
+    def identify(self):
+        """
+        Demonstrate access to Microscope.camera, and Microscope.stage
+        """
+
+        response = "My parent camera is {}, and my parent stage is {}.".format(self.microscope.camera, self.microscope.stage)
+        print(response)
+        return response
+
+    def hello_world(self):
+        """
+        Demonstrate passive method
+        """
+
+        return "Hello world!"
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diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/loader.py b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/loader.py
index 566c563d..7a56dd29 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/loader.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/plugins/loader.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def load_plugin_module(plugin_path):
     # First, try importing from standard modules
     try:
         plugin_module = importlib.import_module(plugin_path)
-    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    except ImportError:
         plugin_spec, plugin_module, plugin_name = module_from_file(plugin_path)
 
         # If a valid plugin was found