Installing an extension with Magento Connect

Presentation

If you want to add features to your online store running Magento , we recommend you use a handy feature: Magento Connect.

This feature will allow you to add the package of the French translation, a new theme, a particular payment system ...

You can find the complete list (166 on the date of publication of this post), here . This list is divided into three parts:

• Magento core: extensions created and made available by the Magento Team
• Community: it's the contributions of all users of Magento
• Commercial: Pay extensions for Magento

Once you have opted for an extension, for example, an interesting Lazzymonk: Lazzymonks Wordpress integration (this extension allows you to integrate a Wordpress Blog to your shop).

The first is to control information field Stability of the extension.

Here you can see that this extension has a stable beta, keep in mind this setting we will use later.

In fact you can not install an extension that is in beta if you allow only the stable releases.

Log into Magento Connect

From the administration interface of your Magento store, click the System menu, Magento Connect, Manage Extensions.

Enter your username and password (the same one you use to login to your admin interface).

You arrive on the main page of Magento Connect Manager:

Magento Connect Set

We will at first see if your Manager is properly configured, click the Settings tab:

As we saw in the first part of this post, to install our extension, we must resolve the status of the Magento Connect Manager of beta (or alpha).

If your status is on Stable, Beta select to install our extension, otherwise you will get an error message.

Save your changes by clicking "Save settings" to reflect your change.

Warning: it is advisable to use only the option for a stable production shop.

Installing the extension

Click the Extensions tab, to return to the main page of the Manager.

In the "Install new extension", click on the Magento Connect, you end up on the main page of Magento Connect, click and search our Community extension: Lazzymonks Wordpress.

Once you've found, click the "Get extension key", accept the license

Click the Select button to select the key, copy and paste it in paragraph 2 of the Magento Connect Manager

Click the Install button.

The download starts, Magento Connect Automatically installs the package.

Once the installation is complete, you can see the message "Install ok".

Your extension is now installed in refreshing your page, you will see it in the lower part of your Manager.

We will see in a future article how to use this extension in your online store.

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