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 ====== How to Install GetSimple Plugins ====== ====== How to Install GetSimple Plugins ======
  
 +When you install a plugin there are a few things that you need to do:
 +
 +  - Unzip your plugin if it came in a ZIP file.
 +  - Copy all the files that came with your plugin to your server inside the ''/​plugins/''​ folder with an FTP client.
 +  - You can view your installed plugins by logging into your GetSimple administration panel, and clicking the [[how_to:​plugin_manager|Plugins Tab]].
 +
 +**Note**: Plugins are no longer enabled by default. A newly installed plugin needs to be '​Activated'​ under the [[how_to:​plugin_manager|Plugins Tab]].
 +===== Inserting Plugin Code into Themes =====
 +
 +Some plugins require you to insert a bit of their code into your theme to make it fully operable. However, if the plugin is not activated, it will "​break"​ the Theme and it may report errors or fail to load. It is therefore imperative to prevent the plugin from being detected in case it is turned off.
 +
 +To detect if a plugin is installed, you can use a simple ''​function_exists()''​ check. The ''​if (function_exists())''​ checks for the plugin, and if it exists, it will use it. If it returns ''​FALSE''​ or "not found",​ it will ignore the plugin tag and continue loading the page.
 +
 +<code php><?​php
 +if (function_exists('​FUNCTION NAME'​)) {
 +  FUNCTION_NAME();​
 +}
 +?></​code>​
 +
 +For example, the plugin [[http://​get-simple.info/​extend/​plugin/​pages-excerpts/​62|Pages excerpts]] use a function called ''​page_excerpt()''​ to print out its contents.
 +
 +<code php><?​php
 +if (function_exists('​page_excerpt'​)) {
 +   echo page_excerpt('​index'​);​
 +}
 +?></​code>​
 +
 +
 +======Links======
 +Back to the GetSimple Wiki [[:​start|Contents Page]]
 +==Pages in this Section==
 +===Plugins===
 +  * [[Plugins:​installation|How to Install GetSimple Plugins]]
 +  * [[plugins:​guide|Plugins Guide]]
 +  * [[config:​multi-user|Multi-User Capabilities]]
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