Difference between revisions of "Installing Plugin"

Latest revision as of 02:58, 28 June 2016

Automatic Installation of Core Plugins

Plugins shipped with JomSocial 4 are automatically installed.
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.

Manual Installation of Extra Plugins

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

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-==Overview==
+==Automatic Installation of Core Plugins==
-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 />
+Plugins shipped with JomSocial 4 are automatically installed. <br/>
+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===
+==Manual Installation of Extra Plugins==
-Go to www.jomsocial.com main site. From main navigation, at top of the page, click on the '''Account''' tab
+[https://www.jomsocial.com/store/categories/2-jomsocial-add-ons/400 Extra plugins] are shipped separately and hence they must be installed manually. <br/>
+To do so, download the plugin 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]]
+==See Also==
+* [[Translating Plugin]]
-From your account area, click on the available download links and download the installer package at your hard drive
+* [[Adding application to profile]]
+* [[Plugin Tutorials|Creating Your own plugin]]
-[[File:Jsmyaccount.png]]
-===Unpacking Installer===
-Extract the content of the downloaded package
-[[File:Extract.png]]
-You will now have new 3 .zip archives
-* '''apps_unzip_first_2.8.X.zip''' - Unzip this archive. It is full of applications and plugins that we will use for installation
-* ''com_community_pro_2.8.X.zip'' - This is the installer for [[Installation|Component installation]]
-* ''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.
-===Checking for installation permissions===
-. Login to your Joomla administration area and click on '''System Information''' link<br/>
-[[File:Joomlasysteminformation.png]]<br/>
-. Click on the '''Directory Permissions''' tab and make sure all folders are '''Writable''' <br/>
-[[File:Joomladirectoryperms.png]]
-===Uploading Installer===
-Unpack the '''apps_unzip_first_2.8.X.zip''' and use the Joomla Installer to install them as you would install any other extension.