{"id":399,"date":"2020-05-13T15:18:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T15:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/docs\/?post_type=wpwax_extensions&#038;p=399"},"modified":"2021-09-05T22:15:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T16:15:40","slug":"installation","status":"publish","type":"wpwax_extensions","link":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/documentation\/extensions\/installation\/installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to install Directorist extensions\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZW1aUyOVHTk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Installing an extension of the<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/directorist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Directorist &#8211; Business Directory Plugin<\/a> is very easy. All Directorist extensions depend on the Directorist (Free Business Directory Plugin) base plugin. Therefore, before installing and activating an extension, please make sure you have installed and activated the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/directorist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Directorist plugin from WordPress.org<\/a> for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download the extensions from the &#8220;Themes &amp; Extensions&#8221;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you need to navigate to <strong>WordPress Admin Dashboard \u2192 Directory Listings \u2192 Themes &amp; Extensions<\/strong> and connect your directorist.com account. You need to log in using your directorist.com account email and password to manage your extensions and themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/RstOhaL.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you log in, you will see all the available themes and extensions of your purchased plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/8VCAi7A.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just click on the &#8220;Install&#8221; button to install the extensions. You can activate, uninstall, go to the settings right from this section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/gJsUHq4.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download from the purchase receipt: <\/strong>You can also download the purchased extension in a zip file from the purchase receipt sent to your mailbox after you purchased an item. And you can also download your purchased extension from your account page on directorist.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download from your account page<\/strong>: Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/directorist.com\">directorist.com<\/a> and click on the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/directorist.com\/login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sign In<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; button on the top right corner of the page and log in using your directorist account email\/username and password.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/c4jossN.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After logging in to your account click on the arrow down icon next to your name on the top right corner and click on &#8220;Downloads&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/FhMcEVn.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be then redirected to the <strong>Dashboard \u2192 Downloads<\/strong> page. Simply, clicking on the &#8220;Download&#8221; button will download the file in a zip format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/qMVsvrG.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download the extensions from the purchased receipt<\/strong>: Go to your mailbox eg. Gmail and open the Purchase Receipt. You will find the purchased item with its download link. You can click on the link to download the file in a zip format. Once you have downloaded the file, you are ready to install it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*NOTE: If you are using the Safari Browser on a Mac, the zip file of the extension may be automatically unzipped after you download it via Safari. You can change this setting in Safari to only download the ZIP file and not unpack it. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow this step: 1. Open Safari, 2. Click on Safari &gt; Preferences, 3. Under the General tab, uncheck the option &#8216;Open \u201csafe\u201d files after downloading. See the screenshot below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1877 size-full\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/disable-automatic-openning-of-zip-file-in-Safari.jpg\" alt=\"Disable automatic opening of zip file in Safari\" class=\"wp-image-1877\" \/><figcaption>Disable automatic opening of a zip file in Safari<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can install the downloaded extension plugin in one of the two following ways.<br>1. Via the WordPress Dashboard<br>2. via FTP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Installing via the WordPress Dashboard:<br><\/strong><br>\u21d2 Go to <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload Plugin<\/strong> page<br>\u21d2 Click <strong>choose file<\/strong> and select your downloaded zip file of the extension and click the &#8216;<strong>Install Now<\/strong>&#8216; button.<br>\u21d2 Activate the plugin after uploading is completed. We are installing the directorist claim listing extension in the following screenshot as an example. You can install any extensions similarly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-1726\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Installing-Directorist-Claim-Listing-via-WP-dashboard.jpg\" alt=\"Installing Directorist Claim Listing via WP dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-1726\" \/><figcaption>Installing Directorist Claim Listing via WP dashboard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Installing via FTP<\/strong><br>\u21d2 Log into your hosting panel using any FTP client like FileZilla.<br>\u21d2 Go to wp-content\/plugins directory<br>\u21d2 Upload your downloaded zip file of the extension and unzip the file inside the plugins directory. All of your unzipped files should be inside the wp-content\/plugins\/name-of-the-extension\/ directory after unzipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, you have successfully installed the extension! Now you can start using the installed Directorist extension. Read the documentation to get the most out of it. You can find<a href=\"http:\/\/directorist.com\/documentation\/extensions\/\"> the list of documentation of all extensions here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2296,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-399","wpwax_extensions","type-wpwax_extensions","status-publish","hentry","wpwax_extensions_category-installation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wpwax_extensions\/399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wpwax_extensions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wpwax_extensions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}