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Installing an extension

Every Cybersalt extension installs the same way, as a normal Joomla package. This guide covers getting the package and installing it. Each extension's manual then tells you what to set up afterwards.

Before you start. You need Joomla 5.0 or newer (our extensions run on Joomla 5 and Joomla 6) and PHP 8.1 or newer. MCP for J and Release Manager need PHP 8.2. Each manual lists its exact requirements, and the installer stops with a message if your site is too old.

Get the package

Free extensions

  1. Open the extension's page on cybersalt.com. Every manual on this site has a Download from cybersalt.com button that takes you there.
  2. Click the Download button. You don't need an account.
  3. Your browser saves a zip file. Leave it zipped: Joomla installs the zip as it is.

Pro extensions

  1. Log in to cybersalt.com with the email address you bought with.
  2. Open the extension's page and click Download.

If the page shows Please log in to download, you aren't logged in yet. If it shows Your access has expired, your membership has lapsed and the Renew access button brings it back.

MCP for J add-ons

You don't download add-ons. You install them from inside MCP for J, in one click. See How MCP for J add-ons work.

Install it in Joomla

  1. In your Joomla administrator, go to System → Install → Extensions.
  2. On the Upload Package File tab, drag the zip onto the upload area, or click Or browse for file and pick it.
  3. Joomla installs it and shows a green message saying the installation was successful.
  4. Open the extension's manual on this site and follow its Installing section for anything else it needs, such as enabling a plugin, publishing a module or choosing options.

Installing over an older version is fine. If the extension is already on your site, installing the new zip updates it and keeps your settings. That is also how you repair a damaged install (see below).

Check that it installed completely

Our current releases include a File check. It compares the files on your site with the files we released, so you know nothing went missing during the install.

  • Components show it on their dashboard.
  • Plugins and modules show a File check line in their settings.

A green All files match the released version means you're done. A red or yellow message means some files didn't install properly. Install the same zip again to repair it, and see Troubleshooting if that doesn't clear it.

Updates

Once installed, new versions show up in Joomla's own update screen, like Joomla itself. See Updating an extension.

Removing an extension

  1. Go to System → Manage → Extensions.
  2. Search for the extension's name, tick it and click Uninstall.

Read the extension's manual first: some extensions remove their settings and data when they are uninstalled.