How can I prevent the UE4 Houdini plugin from automatically loading?

As it stands, every time I open a UE4 project (including projects I do not want to use Houdini in) the Houdini plugin is loaded automatically. Once this happens, UE4 editor tells me the project file has changed and asks me to save it. If I do, I can see the only change to the project file is that the Houdini plugin has been added.

I'd like to disable this automatic Houdini plugin loading behavior and have the Houdini plugin work like every other UE4 plugin, which requires you to explicitly enable it on a per-project basis.

Hi,

You could try setting “EnabledByDefault” to false in the HE plugin's .uplugin file.

Perfect, that works exactly how I want it to work.