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title: "Installing an Addon in PHP-Fusion"
description: "In this tutorial we will show you how to install an Addon or Infusion in PHP-Fusion. Infusions allow you to expand the functionality of your website by adding things such as bulletin boards, or a..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/php-fusion/installing-an-addon-in-php-fusion/
date: 2013-03-22
modified: 2023-10-30
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["PHP-Fusion"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Installing an Addon in PHP-Fusion

In this tutorial we will show you how to install an Addon or Infusion in PHP-Fusion. Infusions allow you to expand the functionality of your website by adding things such as bulletin boards, or a site search. In our tests we are installing a guest tracking infusion.

## How to Install an Addon:

1. Download the Addon you want to install, there are many sources available on the web. The Official PHP-Fusion Addons page is here: [https://www.php-fusion.co.uk/infusions/addondb](https://www.php-fusion.co.uk/infusions/addondb)
2. [Extract](/support/edu/cpanel/compressing-uncompressing-files/) the files and upload them as per the specific Infusion’s instructions. In my tests, there was a folder called Files, and within it was an Infusions folder, I uploaded the content of this folder to the Infusions folder on the root my PHP-Fusion install.
3. [Login to the Admin Panel for PHP-Fusion](/support/edu/php-fusion/login-admin-panel/).
4. Go to the System Admin tab, then click the Infusions button. [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_infusions_system-admin-infusions.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_infusions_system-admin-infusions.png)
5. Choose the new *Infusion* you uploaded from the drop-down menu, and click the **Infuse** button. [![](/support/images/stories/edu/php-fusion/infusions/selecting-infusing.png)](/support/images/stories/edu/php-fusion/infusions/selecting-infusing.png) After a moment you will see the new addon listed under *Infused Infusions*. [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_infusions_infused-infusioins.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_infusions_infused-infusioins.png)

Congratulations, now you know hot to install a new Infusion or plugin in PHP-Fusion!