Joomla 2.5 extensions series

3. How to manage Plug-ins in Joomla

This tutorial assumes you are already logged into your Joomla admin panel

1) Select the Extensions menu item

2) Then down and click on the Plug-in Manager

Plug-ins provide additional functional capabilities for your Joomla web site

3) Let's enable the GMail plug-in by clicking the Plug-in Name

Here we can Enable, set Access and, depending on the Plug-in, configure a number of other options

4) Let's Enable this Plug-in by selecting the Status dropdown

5) Next click the Save & Close button

6) To quickly Enable or Disable a Plug-in, click the green checkmark or red x to switch its status

You now know how to manage Plug-ins in Joomla