diff --git a/config-verify.c b/config-verify.c
index 97ea8cf..d9f3220 100644
--- a/config-verify.c
+++ b/config-verify.c
@@ -284,18 +284,17 @@ conf_verify_particle_dictionary(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
         return false;
     }
 
-    const struct particle_info *info = plugin_load_particle(particle_name);
-    if (info == NULL) {
-        LOG_ERR(
-            "%s: invalid particle name: %s",
-            conf_err_prefix(chain, particle), particle_name);
+    const struct particle_iface *iface = plugin_load_particle(particle_name);
+    if (iface == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERR("%s: invalid particle name: %s",
+                conf_err_prefix(chain, particle), particle_name);
         return false;
     }
 
-    assert(info->verify_conf != NULL);
+    assert(iface->verify_conf != NULL);
 
     chain_push(chain, particle_name);
-    if (!info->verify_conf(chain, values))
+    if (!iface->verify_conf(chain, values))
         return false;
 
     chain_pop(chain);
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index a2d759e..aae4607 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ conf_to_particle(const struct yml_node *node, struct conf_inherit inherited)
     struct particle *common = particle_common_new(
         left, right, on_click_template, font, foreground, deco);
 
-    const struct particle_info *info = plugin_load_particle(type);
+    const struct particle_iface *iface = plugin_load_particle(type);
 
-    assert(info != NULL);
-    return info->from_conf(pair.value, common);
+    assert(iface != NULL);
+    return iface->from_conf(pair.value, common);
 }
 
 struct bar *
diff --git a/particle.h b/particle.h
index f6048ad..db552d1 100644
--- a/particle.h
+++ b/particle.h
@@ -9,25 +9,6 @@
 #include "yml.h"
 
 struct bar;
-struct particle;
-struct exposable;
-
-struct particle_info {
-    bool (*verify_conf)(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node);
-    struct particle *(*from_conf)(
-        const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common);
-
-#define PARTICLE_COMMON_ATTRS                      \
-    {"margin", false, &conf_verify_int},           \
-    {"left-margin", false, &conf_verify_int},      \
-    {"right-margin", false, &conf_verify_int},     \
-    {"on-click", false, &conf_verify_string},      \
-    {"font", false, &conf_verify_font},            \
-    {"foreground", false, &conf_verify_color},     \
-    {"deco", false, &conf_verify_decoration},      \
-    {NULL, false, NULL}
-
-};
 
 struct particle {
     void *private;
@@ -80,3 +61,14 @@ void exposable_render_deco(
 void exposable_default_on_mouse(
     struct exposable *exposable, struct bar *bar,
     enum mouse_event event, int x, int y);
+
+/* List of attributes *all* particles implement */
+#define PARTICLE_COMMON_ATTRS                      \
+    {"margin", false, &conf_verify_int},           \
+    {"left-margin", false, &conf_verify_int},      \
+    {"right-margin", false, &conf_verify_int},     \
+    {"on-click", false, &conf_verify_string},      \
+    {"font", false, &conf_verify_font},            \
+    {"foreground", false, &conf_verify_color},     \
+    {"deco", false, &conf_verify_decoration},      \
+    {NULL, false, NULL}
diff --git a/particles/empty.c b/particles/empty.c
index 4b7ab37..8ed3813 100644
--- a/particles/empty.c
+++ b/particles/empty.c
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ empty_new(struct particle *common)
     return common;
 }
 
-static struct particle *
+struct particle *
 from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
 {
     return empty_new(common);
 }
 
-static bool
+bool
 verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
@@ -53,8 +53,3 @@ verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 
     return conf_verify_dict(chain, node, attrs);
 }
-
-const struct particle_info plugin_info = {
-    .verify_conf = &verify_conf,
-    .from_conf = &from_conf,
-};
diff --git a/particles/list.c b/particles/list.c
index b190ec6..3ee6abb 100644
--- a/particles/list.c
+++ b/particles/list.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ particle_list_new(struct particle *common,
     return common;
 }
 
-static struct particle *
+struct particle *
 from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
 {
     const struct yml_node *items = yml_get_value(node, "items");
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
     return particle_list_new(common, parts, count, left_spacing, right_spacing);
 }
 
-static bool
+bool
 verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
@@ -203,8 +203,3 @@ verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 
     return conf_verify_dict(chain, node, attrs);
 }
-
-const struct particle_info plugin_info = {
-    .verify_conf = &verify_conf,
-    .from_conf = &from_conf,
-};
diff --git a/particles/map.c b/particles/map.c
index 4aac2fe..405060e 100644
--- a/particles/map.c
+++ b/particles/map.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ verify_map_values(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
     return true;
 }
 
-static struct particle *
+struct particle *
 from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
 {
     const struct yml_node *tag = yml_get_value(node, "tag");
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
         default_particle);
 }
 
-static bool
+bool
 verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
@@ -238,8 +238,3 @@ verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 
     return conf_verify_dict(chain, node, attrs);
 }
-
-const struct particle_info plugin_info = {
-    .verify_conf = &verify_conf,
-    .from_conf = &from_conf,
-};
diff --git a/particles/progress-bar.c b/particles/progress-bar.c
index 93ae285..ff71b98 100644
--- a/particles/progress-bar.c
+++ b/particles/progress-bar.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ progress_bar_new(struct particle *common, const char *tag, int width,
     return common;
 }
 
-static struct particle *
+struct particle *
 from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
 {
     const struct yml_node *tag = yml_get_value(node, "tag");
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
         conf_to_particle(indicator, inherited));
 }
 
-static bool
+bool
 verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
@@ -271,8 +271,3 @@ verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 
     return conf_verify_dict(chain, node, attrs);
 }
-
-const struct particle_info plugin_info = {
-    .verify_conf = &verify_conf,
-    .from_conf = &from_conf,
-};
diff --git a/particles/ramp.c b/particles/ramp.c
index 30c2e5e..f8b4091 100644
--- a/particles/ramp.c
+++ b/particles/ramp.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ ramp_new(struct particle *common, const char *tag,
     return common;
 }
 
-static struct particle *
+struct particle *
 from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
 {
     const struct yml_node *tag = yml_get_value(node, "tag");
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
     return ramp_new(common, yml_value_as_string(tag), parts, count);
 }
 
-static bool
+bool
 verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
@@ -184,8 +184,3 @@ verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 
     return conf_verify_dict(chain, node, attrs);
 }
-
-const struct particle_info plugin_info = {
-    .verify_conf = &verify_conf,
-    .from_conf = &from_conf,
-};
diff --git a/particles/string.c b/particles/string.c
index ce4b305..1ebe4e4 100644
--- a/particles/string.c
+++ b/particles/string.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ string_new(struct particle *common, const char *text, size_t max_len)
     return common;
 }
 
-static struct particle *
+struct particle *
 from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
 {
     const struct yml_node *text = yml_get_value(node, "text");
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common)
         max != NULL ? yml_value_as_int(max) : 0);
 }
 
-static bool
+bool
 verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
@@ -156,8 +156,3 @@ verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 
     return conf_verify_dict(chain, node, attrs);
 }
-
-const struct particle_info plugin_info = {
-    .verify_conf = &verify_conf,
-    .from_conf = &from_conf,
-};
diff --git a/plugin.c b/plugin.c
index 3420820..ca16f91 100644
--- a/plugin.c
+++ b/plugin.c
@@ -66,15 +66,27 @@ plugin_load(const char *name, enum plugin_type type)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    tll_push_back(plugins, ((struct plugin){strdup(name), type, lib, NULL}));
+    tll_push_back(plugins, ((struct plugin){strdup(name), type, lib, {NULL}}));
     struct plugin *plug = &tll_back(plugins);
 
     dlerror(); /* Clear previous error */
-    plug->sym = dlsym(lib, "plugin_info");
+    const char *dl_error = NULL;
 
-    const char *dlsym_error = dlerror();
-    if (dlsym_error != NULL) {
-        LOG_ERR("%s: %s: dlsym: %s", type2str(type), name, dlsym_error);
+    if (type == PLUGIN_MODULE) {
+        plug->sym = dlsym(lib, "plugin_info");
+        dl_error = dlerror();
+    } else {
+        plug->particle.verify_conf = dlsym(lib, "verify_conf");
+        dl_error = dlerror();
+
+        if (dl_error == NULL) {
+            plug->particle.from_conf = dlsym(lib, "from_conf");
+            dl_error = dlerror();
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (dl_error != NULL) {
+        LOG_ERR("%s: %s: dlsym: %s", type2str(type), name, dl_error);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -88,9 +100,9 @@ plugin_load_module(const char *name)
     return plug != NULL ? plug->sym : NULL;
 }
 
-const struct particle_info *
+const struct particle_iface *
 plugin_load_particle(const char *name)
 {
     const struct plugin *plug = plugin_load(name, PLUGIN_PARTICLE);
-    return plug != NULL ? plug->sym : NULL;
+    return plug != NULL ? &plug->particle : NULL;
 }
diff --git a/plugin.h b/plugin.h
index aaa84c4..c91c46d 100644
--- a/plugin.h
+++ b/plugin.h
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "config-verify.h"
 #include "module.h"
 #include "particle.h"
 
+struct particle_iface {
+    bool (*verify_conf)(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node);
+    struct particle *(*from_conf)(
+        const struct yml_node *node, struct particle *common);
+};
+
 const struct module_info *plugin_load_module(const char *name);
-const struct particle_info *plugin_load_particle(const char *name);
+const struct particle_iface *plugin_load_particle(const char *name);
 
 enum plugin_type { PLUGIN_MODULE, PLUGIN_PARTICLE };
 
@@ -13,7 +20,10 @@ struct plugin {
     enum plugin_type type;
 
     void *lib;
-    const void *sym;
+    union {
+        void *sym;
+        struct particle_iface particle;
+    };
 };
 
 const struct plugin *plugin_load(const char *name, enum plugin_type type);