Third-Party Components: How to Install

There are thousands of third-party components that do just about everything imaginable. Just as when you install other extensions, you use the Extension Manager, shown in Figure 8-9, to install components.

  1. Go to Extensions→Install/Uninstall.

  2. Click the Choose File button and navigate your computer to locate the module archive file (usually a ZIP, but it also might be TGZ, GZ, or TAR).

  3. Click the Upload File & Install button.

Extension Manager

Figure 8-9. Extension Manager

After you have installed a component, you’ll see it in the Components drop-down menu. There are many third-party components available, most of which are free. See Appendix B for recommendations and more information.

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