Plugin Marketplace

This page describes the Plugin Marketplace item that allows viewing and managing plugins.

Overview

To open the Plugin Marketplace item, in the left menu:

The Plugin Marketplace functional menu comprises:

Marketplace tab to install plugins
Installed tab to manage installed plugins
Extra Settings button with options to:
- Install plugin from disk
- Disable all downloaded plugins
- Enable all downloaded plugins

Selected tab is always highlighted. Switch between tabs by clicking on their names.
Marketplace tab opens first by default.
Figure in a circle next to the Installed tab means the number of plugins available for update.

The Marketplace tab contains a list of all plugins available for installation in the system.

To install a new plugin:

Enter the plugin name or characters in the name to filter plugins in the list
Select the required plugin in the list to read the information about it in the Description block
Click the Install button to start the installation

Before installing plugins:
- Make sure you have the analytical server and corresponding analytics properly installed. Without them, the analytics in the selected plugin won't initiate.
- Check the Middleware version in the Updates item of the Settings section and update it to the last available version
For detailed instructions on installing the analytical server and components, refer to our documentation:
- Windows: Analytics Services (Process Runner and Analytics Components)
- Linux: Process Runner and Analytics Components

The Description block comprises:

The Installed tab contains a list of installed plugins in the system.

To update a plugin:

Enter the plugin name or characters in the name to filter plugins in the list
Select the required plugin in the list to read the information about it and check the last available version in the Description block
Click the Update button to start the plugin version update

The Description block comprises:

Current and last available update version
Enabled or Disabled plugin status
Plugin features description
Update button
Settings icon with options to:
- Enable or disable the selected plugin
- Uninstall the selected plugin

Installed tab additional options allow users to:

Click the Disable All button and confirm the intention in the pop-up window to disable all installed plugins at once
Click the Update All button and confirm the intention in the pop-up window to update all plugins to the last available versions at once
Select the checkbox next to the required plugin to enable or disable only the selected plugin

Enabled plugins are displayed in the left menu by default.
Disabled plugins are deleted from the left menu but still installed in the system.