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{{alert|<center>'''This guide explains how to install a plugins for JomSocial 3'''<br/>
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If youre looking for plugin installation tutorial for older versions of JomSocial, please, [[Installing Plugin on JomSocial 2.8 and Bellow|click here]]</center>|alert-success}}
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
This guide covers the installation of the jomSocial plugin. You will need a working Joomla! site with JomSocial already installed in order to install and use any plugin.<br />
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The plugins installation on JomSocial 3 is automatic. <br/>
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Every time you install JomSocial component, all available plugins will be installed automatically as well. Not all plugins will be published automatically though. You will neet to publish plugins manually using Joomla plugin manager
  
===Downloading Package===
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==See Also==
Go to www.jomsocial.com main site. From main navigation, at top of the page, click on the '''Account''' tab
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* [[Translating Plugin]]
 
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* [[Adding application to profile]]
[[File:Jomsocialcom.png]]
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* [[Plugin Tutorials|Creating Your own plugin]]
 
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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''' - Unzip this archive. It is full of applications and plugins that we will use for installation
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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. Please, [[Installing Module|click here]] to see how to install 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 '''apps_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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Revision as of 15:25, 9 August 2013

This guide explains how to install a plugins for JomSocial 3
If youre looking for plugin installation tutorial for older versions of JomSocial, please, click here

Overview

The plugins installation on JomSocial 3 is automatic.
Every time you install JomSocial component, all available plugins will be installed automatically as well. Not all plugins will be published automatically though. You will neet to publish plugins manually using Joomla plugin manager

See Also