{"id":73,"date":"2022-11-17T08:37:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T08:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/patiotime\/?post_type=ptkb&p=73"},"modified":"2023-09-01T09:57:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T09:57:12","slug":"install-required-plugin","status":"publish","type":"ptkb","link":"https:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/cozystay\/ptkb\/install-required-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"Required & Recommended Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As mentioned above, when installing & activating CozyStay theme, you will see the notice “This theme requires the following plugin: CozyStay Core<\/em><\/strong>“<\/span>. It is the CozyStay Theme function extensions – including these features: post like, post sharing, gallery slider, Instagram feed and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why do you need to install the required plugin?<\/strong><\/p>\n\nBecause of\u00a0WordPress code standards<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0ThemeForest requirements<\/strong>: “Themes execute the presentation and styling of content, while plugins handle content creation and functionality.” Therefore, some features must be included in the required plugin but not included in the theme itself.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Please follow the steps below:<\/p>

  1. After Installing CozyStay theme, activate it, then you will see a note box, it says: “This theme requires the following plugin: CozyStay Core.<\/strong>” Click on “Begin installing plugin”<\/b><\/i><\/span>\u00a0link.<\/li>
  2. After clicking on “Begin installing plugin<\/strong>” link, it will go to “Install Required Plugins<\/strong>” page (or you can get to that page via\u00a0Appearance > Install Plugins<\/strong>), then click on “Install<\/b><\/i>“<\/span>\u00a0link below “CozyStay Core<\/strong>“.<\/li>
  3. Then activate “CozyStay Core<\/strong>“.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    If you need to find “CozyStay Core” zip file, please download the whole package, unzip it to get a folder and open it, then go to “Plugin<\/strong>” to find “cozystay<\/b>-core.zip<\/strong>“.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    As mentioned above, when installing & activating CozyStay theme, you will see the notice “This theme recommends the following plugins\u2026<\/strong><\/em>“. Those plugins are not required to use the theme, but will extend the theme basic functionality. All those plugins are hosted on the official WordPress repository and are made by other authors. You don’t need to install and activate all of them, just choose those you will use on your site.<\/p>\n

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    1. After Installing CozyStay theme, activate it, then you will see a note box, it says: “This theme recommends the following plugin: \u2026” Click on “Begin installing plugin<\/strong>” to install it.<\/li>\n
    2. After clicking on “Begin installing plugin<\/strong>” link, it will go to “Install Required Plugins<\/strong>” page, tick the boxes of the plugins you will need on your site, then choose “Install<\/strong>” from “Bulk Actions<\/strong>” drop down list and click on “Apply<\/strong>” button. (You can install the required plugin and recommended plugins at one time.)<\/li>\n
    3. Then don’t forget to activate those plugins.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The recommended plugins are:<\/p>\n