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When you do not have a use for a module anymore, you can either disable or uninstall it. The result of both actions is the same: the module is not available anymore, its options do not appear in your back-office and any element it would add to your front-end disappears. The difference is that disabling a module keeps its configuration safe for a later re-enabling, while uninstalling removes all configuration and database data. Therefore, only uninstall a module if you do not care about its data or if you are certain that you would not need it. If you are really sure you do not want that module on your shop, you can even click on its "Delete" link. As an aside, uninstalling then installing a module is a quick way to reset the module back to its default settings. |
Favorite view
This view gives a whole different presentation of your modules: gone is the list of category selectors, the install/uninstall buttons and the action links. This view gives an alphabetical list of all your modules, both installed or not, their categories in plain text and two drop-down menus:
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Interest | Favorite | Appears in module list? | Appears in "Favorites" category? |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes | No | No |
Yes | No | Yes | No |
No | No | No | No |
You cannot perform any other action on the available modules using this view: no installing, configuring, etc.
Performing Actions On Modules
- Click on "Install": in one click, the module is installed.
- When a module needs to be configured, a click on "Configure" will lead you to a set-up wizard.
- Uninstalling can also be done with a single click. You will lose your settings for this module
- If you'd rather keep your settings for this module, you can disable it by clicking on the green tick.
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All actions are performed in the normal view.
- Uninstalled modules:
- Install. This will trigger the installation of the module on your installation of PrestaShop. The module will be automatically enabled. It might add new options to your back-office.
- Delete. This will remove the module from the modules list, and delete its files and folders from your server.
- Installed modules:
- Disable. When installed a module is enabled by default. You can disable, which will remove its options from your back-office, but will keep its settings for a later re-enabling.
- Reset. This will restore the module's settings to their defaults.
- Delete. This will remove the module from the modules list, and delete its files and folders from your server.
- Configure. Some modules need their own configuration page. In that case, they offer a "Configure" link to access a new interface where the user will be able to adjust all its settings.
Configuring The Native Modules
All the native modules are explained in depth in their own chapter, "Making The Native Modules Work".
Modules And Themes Catalog
PrestaShop comes bundled with a host of modules, but even that number might seem limiting, or you could want to explore other directions.
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