Drupal: install plugins - how it works

To easily manage your website with Drupal, you can install a lot of plugins and thus individualize the popular CMS.

Extend the Drupal content management system with plugins

With a few exceptions, the plugins can be installed in Drupal relatively easily. However, it is important that the respective module was also developed for the Drupal version you are using.

• Click on "Modules" in the menu bar. You will then see all the plugins that have already been installed.
• If you then select "Install new module", you will be presented with two options.
• You can choose between "Install from a URL" and "Upload a module or topic archive (tar.gz) to be installed".
• Decide on the second option, download the corresponding plugin - you don't have to unzip the zip file afterwards - and then load the module using the "Select file" button.
• Finally click on "Install".
• Tip: Please note with every plugin whether there are any dependencies on other modules. Conveniently, you don't have to find out for yourself, the CMS Drupal shows you this.

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