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Once you have downloaded a module from the Addons online storeshop to your computer, it's up to you have it installed on your PrestaShop site.
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To install a new PrestaShop module " automatically", click on the "Add a module from my computer" link at the top of the list of modules. This will reveal a A new section will slide open.
Two options are presented in the "Add a new module" section:
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The form in this section enables you to upload the archive file of the module, as downloaded from Addons. You can either upload a zip file, or a tar.gz one (tarball). The form is straightforward: simply browse to the module's
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file that you downloaded, and
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In both cases, you must click the "Upload this module" button. Do not point to the module's Zip archive, and not its folder or any of its unpacked files!
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In previous version, you could upload the module's zip file on your FTP server and point the form to that file's URL. |
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This feature has been taken out of PrestaShop 1.5 for security reasons. |
Once you have clicked the button, PrestaShop will load upload the module (either from the Web or from your computer )to its server, unpack it, place the files in the correct location, and update the page, all this in a handful of seconds. PrestaShop will then display "Module downloaded successfully".
Modules are not installed by default: you still have to click the module's "Install" button, and then possibly configure its settings.
Once configuration is complete, be sure to test the module immediately to confirm that it works as planned.
Installing using an FTP client
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- Unzip (decompress) the module archive file (
.ziportar.gz). This should result in a new folder. - Using your FTP client, connect to PrestaShop web server, and place the unpacked module folder in your PrestaShop's
/modulesfolder.
Pay attention NOT to upload that folder in another module's folder (which can happen when drag-and-dropping items). Upload both the whole folder and the files it contains, not just the files it contains. - Go to your back-office, in the "Modules" tab.
- Locate the new module in the modules list. You might have to scroll down; you can also use the list's search engine, which should give you a dynamically updated list of matching module names.
- In the row for the new module, click the "Install" button.
- Your module is now installed and should be activated too (green tick). If necessary, click on the module's "Configure" link. Pay also Also, pay attention to any warning message that might be displayed by PrestaShop.
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