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Mods User

Where to get them from

You can get them through:

Download them from http://mods.tikiwiki.org, and install them by hand
Download and install them directly from "Admin -> Mods" (tiki-mods.php) interface in your tiki web site
From svn mods
https://dev.tiki.org/Get+code#Using_Mods

1. Manually from mods.tikiwiki.org

2. Automatically from tiki-mods.php web interface

Installing a Mod

We will see the process of installing a Mod through the Web interface, while installing AulaWiki Mod, as example.

You can see a short video here (using an old mods repository): http://netdrive.montclair.edu/~schwarj/vids/aulawiki/install/aulawiki_install.html

Alternatively, you can keep reading below.

First you should click on Admin mods, as shown in Figure 1:

Figure 1

The mods page will open and you will need to change the server to get the latest package, because the original one offered is not current. So click on Mods configuration, see Figure 2:

Figure 2

When the configuration page opens, you'll have the chance to define the mods provider you want to use. By default, you can use http://mods.tikiwiki.org as in the picture:

Figure 3

There we could switch to use other mod providers. In this case, change the settings and click on the Save button. then click on the Mods Install/uninstall link to bring you back to the mods page (see Figure 3). Usually you don't need to change the mods provider, since mods.tikiwiki.org tend to be the most updated and complete one to use.

Now you will need to download and install the package. You may need to go to the root of your install and run the fixperms.sh script to allow you to install this. To ensure that you have the latest version, click on Update remote index (Figure 4). Lets say that the latest version is 0.5 (change for newer version were needed in the following instructions and figures). Click on the link 0.5 as circled in red on the left. The last step is to install the package by clicking on the link install that is circled in red on the right (see Figure 4).

Figure 4

If you already have an earlier version of the Mod installed on your site (for instance, 0.5 and the latest version is 0.6), then you'll have the option to upgrade your Mod (you'll see the option 0.5 > 0.6). Click on the >0.6 link next to the install field to upgrade your AulaWiki Mod.

There are a few ways to get the menu to refresh to bring up the Aulawiki options. But your best bet is to log out and then log back in.

Further instructions on the usage of this Mod can be found at:
http://doc.tikiwiki.org/Mod+aulawiki