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XTM Connect – Drupal 8.x-6.2

From a downloaded plugin package

This topic applies for systems running Drupal Release 8 and earlier. If your Drupal system is Release 9 or higher, see Using the Composer installation tool (Drupal Release 9 onwards).

For systems running Drupal Release 8 and earlier, we recommend that you install XTM Connect – Drupal directly from the relevant (XTM Connect – Drupal) module page .

If this is not possible, for some reason, you can also do so from a downloaded plugin package. This might be necessary, for example, if you have previously downloaded the plugin package you require and have no access to the relevant XTM Connect – Drupal module page at the time you want to install XTM Connect – Drupal.

To install the XTM Connect – Drupal plugin from a downloaded plugin package:

  1. In your instance of Drupal, select the Extend tab. You see the List tab screen.

  2. Select the Install new module button. In the Install new module screen, you see the Upload a module or theme archive to install field.

  3. In a new tab on your computer, on the Drupal website, go to the XTM Connect – Drupal module page.

  4. Scroll to the bottom of the page, to the Releases section. You see the details for the current (most recent) module (plugin) release.

    Tip

    The listed release is intended for specific Drupal Release levels: you might, for example, see Works with Drupal: ^9 || ^10.

    • If the listed XTM Connect – Drupal release is suitable for your Drupal Release level, select the name of the release.

    • If the listed release is not suitable for your Drupal Release level, select the View all releases link at the bottom of the page. You will see a list of previous releases. Select the name of the release that you require.

    In either case, a page containing installation files (packages) for that release is displayed.

  5. In the Alternative installation files section, click on the installation file that you require. It must have the file extension .tar.gz or .zip. The installation file is saved to the Downloads area on your local hard disk.

  6. Select the previous tab on your computer, which contains the Install new module screen.

  7. In the Upload a module or theme archive to install field, select the Choose File button. You see the File Explorer on your computer.

  8. Navigate to the installation file that you downloaded to the Downloads area on your local hard disk. Example: tmgmt_xtm 8.x-7.1.zip.

  9. Select the installation file.

  10. Select the Open button. The File Explorer closes and you return to the Install new module screen. In the Upload a module or theme archive to install field, you see the name of the selected installation file.

  11. To install the selected TMGMT plugin module, select the Install button at the bottom of the screen. The installation process runs.d

Result: you have installed the XTM Connect – Drupal plugin on the Drupal server.

To complete the necessary installation tasks, ensure that you have also installed the TMGMT plugin on the Drupal server and installed the required Translation Management modules in Drupal. (TMGMT on Drupal does not require any extra dependencies but, to enable it to be used, those additional modules must also be installed and activated.)

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