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Plugin installation / naming

Angela Sigee

I recently updated my plugin, both for Studio 2017 and 2019. To avoid a mix-up during upload (and possibly at a consumer's end) I appended to the name of my installers (*.sdlplugin) "2017" and "2019" respectively. ** I did NOT rename the plugin withing the installer itself **.

During the verification process at SDL the line "make sure you completely uninstall the old one using the plugin manager before installing this version as the internal plugin name has changed" was added to my description. I wonder if this is neccessary.

When I run the installation on my PCs (double click on the installer file) the old installation (name without the addition of 2017 / 2019) get correctly overwritten. Thus, the installer file is not itself simply copied do the %appdata%\SDL\SDL Trados Studio\14\Plugins folder but renamed according to the specification within the installer (pluginpackage.manifest.xml).

I think the above warning is only warranted for users with intricate knowledge who might copy the installer manually to the Plugins folder (I'm guessing here, but is this the process at SDL?)
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    Unknown said:
    During the verification process at SDL the line "make sure you completely uninstall the old one using the plugin manager before installing this version as the internal plugin name has changed" was added to my description. I wonder if this is neccessary.

    No it wasn't.  I have just tested the plugin using the normal installation process and the process worked perfectly updating the previously installed version.

    I submitted your changed text, and then approved it so it's live on the appstore.

    Unknown said:
    I think the above warning is only warranted for users with intricate knowledge who might copy the installer manually to the Plugins folder (I'm guessing here, but is this the process at SDL?)

    It's not the approved process, but many users do this because it's faster to roll out several plugins.  I think if they are aware of this process then they'll surely remove previous versions anyway.

    Regards

    Paul

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    Hi  

    Unknown said:
    During the verification process at SDL the line "make sure you completely uninstall the old one using the plugin manager before installing this version as the internal plugin name has changed" was added to my description. I wonder if this is neccessary.

    No it wasn't.  I have just tested the plugin using the normal installation process and the process worked perfectly updating the previously installed version.

    I submitted your changed text, and then approved it so it's live on the appstore.

    Unknown said:
    I think the above warning is only warranted for users with intricate knowledge who might copy the installer manually to the Plugins folder (I'm guessing here, but is this the process at SDL?)

    It's not the approved process, but many users do this because it's faster to roll out several plugins.  I think if they are aware of this process then they'll surely remove previous versions anyway.

    Regards

    Paul

    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

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    Design your own training!
    You've done the courses and still need to go a little further, or still not clear? 
    Tell us what you need in our Community Solutions Hub

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