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plugins:installation [2013/02/14 00:10]
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plugins:installation [2014/02/07 10:45] (current)
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 ====== How to Install GetSimple Plugins ====== ====== How to Install GetSimple Plugins ======
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 When you install a plugin there are a few things that you need to do: 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.   - 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.   - 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 **Plugins** tab. +  - You can view your installed plugins by logging into your GetSimple administration panel, and clicking the [[how_to:​plugin_manager|Plugins Tab]].
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-**Note**: Plugins are enabled by default. If you want to have a plugin on your server'​s file system, but disabled, goto **Plugins** and [[how_to:​plugin_manager|click the disable button]] beside that particular plugin in your list.+
  
 +**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 ===== ===== Inserting Plugin Code into Themes =====
  
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 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. 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+<​code ​php><?​php
 if (function_exists('​FUNCTION NAME'​)) { if (function_exists('​FUNCTION NAME'​)) {
   FUNCTION_NAME();​   FUNCTION_NAME();​
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 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. 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+<​code ​php><?​php
 if (function_exists('​page_excerpt'​)) { if (function_exists('​page_excerpt'​)) {
    echo page_excerpt('​index'​);​    echo page_excerpt('​index'​);​
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 ?></​code>​ ?></​code>​
  
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 +======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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