Fellow Wordpress enthusiasts,
I have written several Wordpress plugins for a client over the last few weeks. Through these, I have gained some techniques for creating widgets which work as non-widgets, and also have their own options pages. With this newfound knowledge, I have created a generic plugin template. It includes all the framework necessary for a displayable plugin (Something which will show up in a sidebar, template, or anywhere in a post using a token such as <!-- someplugin -->). The template is full of comments, so you shouldn’t have trouble figuring it out. You can download it here: Wordpress Plugin Template