created: 20160107222352710
modified: 20160720145836265
tags: Plugins
title: Installing a plugin from the plugin library
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

! Standalone Configuration

Follow these instructions when using TiddlyWiki as a standalone HTML file:

# Create a backup of your current TiddlyWiki HTML file ([[just in case|The First Rule of Using TiddlyWiki]])
# Open your TiddlyWiki in a browser
# Open the [[control panel|$:/ControlPanel]] {{$:/core/images/options-button}}, click on the ''Plugins'' tab and then the {{$:/core/images/download-button}} ''Get more plugins'' button
# Click {{$:/core/images/chevron-right}} ''open plugin library'' to open the official plugin library
# When the library listing is loaded:
## Use the tab to select between ''plugins'', ''themes'' and ''languages''
## Use the ''search'' box to search the plugin details
# Click the ''install'' button to install a plugin
# Save your TiddlyWiki {{$:/core/images/save-button}}
# ''Refresh the page so that TiddlyWiki loads the new plugin'' {{$:/core/images/refresh-button}}
# The plugin should now be available for use

! Client-Server Configuration

Follow these instructions when using TiddlyWiki under Node.js:

# Identify the plugins you want to install using the ''Plugins'' tab of [[control panel|$:/ControlPanel]] (''don't'' install the plugins from here, though). Plugins are identified by their type (ie language, theme or plugin) and their publisher and title. For example, the plugin `$:/plugins/tiddlywiki/internals` is referred to as ''tiddlywiki/internals''
# Quit the server if it is running
# Edit the `tiddlywiki.info` file (it is in JSON format) and locate the `plugins` and `themes` section (see below)
# Add entries corresponding to the plugins you wish to add. Take care to retain commas to separate items, but do not terminate the last item in a list with a comma
# Restart the server

```
{
	"plugins": [
		"tiddlywiki/codemirror"
	],
	"themes": [
		"tiddlywiki/vanilla",
		"tiddlywiki/snowwhite"
	]
}
```