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Add-on Collections

An Add-on Collection is a group of resources that provide a single common feature. Resources can be settings, functionality for your site, background processes, database settings, references to other collections, and just about any of feature requirement.

A properly configured Add-on Collection can be distributed to any site and provide everything necessary to add the feature.

The Collection can be a group of files, or it can be consolidated into a zip format.

The Contensive Add-on Manager is used to unpack and install the Collection. To install an Add-on Collection from the Contensive Library, click on the Add-on Library tab, and check the Collection you wish to install.

If you have an Add-on that does not come from the Library, go to the Manual Installation tab, and upload the file(s).

A Collection consists of several basic file types:

An XML configuration file is required
Optional ActiveX DLL program files
Optional resource files to be installed to the website's root directory
Optional resource files to be installed in the website's Content Files directory

Thee files can be uploaded separately, or compressed into a single zip file for installation.

This page was last reviewed 4/4/2009 11:57:22 AM