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==Overview==
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==Automatic Installation of Core Modules==
This guide covers the installation of the jomSocial module. You will need a working Joomla! site with JomSocial already installed in order to install and use any module.<br />
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Modules shipped with JomSocial 4 are automatically installed. <br/>
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Every time you install JomSocial component, all available modules will be installed automatically as well. Not all modules will be published automatically though. You will neet to publish modules manually using Joomla Module manager.
  
===Downloading Package===
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==Manual Installation of Extra Modules==
Go to www.jomsocial.com main site. From main navigation, at top of the page, click on the '''Account''' tab
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[https://www.joomlart.com/member/downloads/jomsocial/jomsocial-addons] are shipped separately and hence they must be installed manually. <br/>
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To do so, download the module to your computer and install it the same way as you would [https://docs.joomla.org/Installing_an_extension install any other Joomla extension].
  
[[File:Jomsocialcom.png]]
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==See Also==
 
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* [[Translating Module]]
From your account area, click on the available download links and download the installer package at your hard drive
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[[File:Jsmyaccount.png]]
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===Unpacking Installer===
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Extract the content of the downloaded package
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[[File:Extract.png]]
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You will now have new 3 .zip archives
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* ''apps_unzip_first_2.8.X.zip'' - Archive containing all the plugins.  Please, [[Installing Plugin|click here]] to see how to install plugins.
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* ''com_community_pro_2.8.X.zip'' - This is the installer for [[Installation|Component installation]]
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* '''modules_unzip_first_2.8.X.zip''' - archive containing all the official jomSocial modules
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===Checking for installation permissions===
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1. Login to your Joomla administration area and click on '''System Information''' link<br/>
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[[File:Joomlasysteminformation.png]]<br/>
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2. Click on the '''Directory Permissions''' tab and make sure all folders are '''Writable''' <br/>
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[[File:Joomladirectoryperms.png]]
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===Uploading Installer===
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Unpack the '''modules_unzip_first_2.8.X.zip''' and use the Joomla Installer to install them as you would install any other extension.
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Latest revision as of 07:10, 13 August 2018

Automatic Installation of Core Modules

Modules shipped with JomSocial 4 are automatically installed.
Every time you install JomSocial component, all available modules will be installed automatically as well. Not all modules will be published automatically though. You will neet to publish modules manually using Joomla Module manager.

Manual Installation of Extra Modules

[1] are shipped separately and hence they must be installed manually.
To do so, download the module to your computer and install it the same way as you would install any other Joomla extension.

See Also