{"id":1176,"date":"2012-02-21T15:46:01","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T20:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/02\/21\/how-to-install-a-plugin\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T02:06:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T07:06:34","slug":"how-to-install-a-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/how-to-install-a-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install a Joomla 2.5 Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In our previous tutorial, we explained the difference between plugins, modules, and components<\/a> in Joomla 2.5. In this tutorial, we\u2019ll begin learning to use extensions by showing you how to install a Joomla 2.5 plugin. The plugin we are testing, Facebook \u2013 Twitter \u2013 Google+1, will automatically add the social media share buttons to our articles.<\/p>\n

To install a Joomla 2.5 Plugin:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Download the plugin<\/strong> to your desktop.<\/li>\n
  2. Log into your Joomla Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. In the top menu, hover over Extensions<\/strong> and click Extension Manager
    \n    \"hover-over-extensions-and-click-extension-manager\"<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>\n
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  4. Under Upload Package Manager<\/strong>, click Browse<\/strong> and find the plugin you downloaded to your computer. After clicking on the plugin name, click Open<\/strong>, and then click Upload & Install<\/strong>.
    \n    \"browse-for-your-joomla2.5-extension-and-then-upload\"<\/a>\n
  5. At this point you have successfully uploaded and installed a plugin!Plugins are not enabled by default, so our next step is to configure and enabled our plugin.\n

    In the top menu, hover over Extensions<\/strong> and click Plug-In Manager<\/strong><\/p><\/li>\n

  6. Use the Filter<\/strong> feature to find your plugin, and then click on the plugin in the list below
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  7. On the Plug-in Manager page, set Status<\/strong> to Enabled<\/strong>, configure any of the other settings available with the plugin, and then click Save & Close<\/strong>
    \n    \"enabled-and-configure-your-joomla2.5-plugin\"<\/a>\n
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    Congratulations, you have just downloaded, installed, configured, and enabled a Joomla 2.5 Plugin!<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s our plugin in action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
    Before plugin installation<\/th>\nAfter plugin installation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"before-the-joomla2.5-plugin-has-been-installed\"<\/a>\n
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    		\"after-the-joomla2.5-plugin-has-been-installed\"<\/a>\n
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    In our next Joomla 2.5 tutorial, we will show you how to install a module<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In our previous tutorial, we explained the difference between plugins, modules, and components in Joomla 2.5. 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