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To access the plugins panel,  
To access the plugins panel, click on the '''Settings tab''' and scroll down until you see the ''Plugins'' menu:
 
 
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Once you clicked on it, the following page will be displayed:
 
 
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At the moment it is empty since no third-party plugin is installed.
 
 
 
{{Note|Please note that certain providers limit the access of their users to this section. For example, LimeSurvey GmbH provides Professional packages (quick access to LimeSurvey instances) without providing the necessary permissions to its users to install third-party plugins because of [[Plugin menu#Security|security concerns]].}}




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Revision as of 13:00, 2 November 2018


The following wiki is based on the info that can be found on the LimeSurvey forum [Sondages.Pro


  Attention : The following wiki section quickly covers how to install and activate a plugin. Note that third-party plugins may not be safe to run! They may break your installation! Please, proceed carefully! In the case in which you do need to use a plugin but you do not know whether you should run it or not, contact your LimeSurvey instance provider!



For advanced information on the plugin system, check our wiki section for advanced users.


Introduction

To access the plugins panel, click on the Settings tab and scroll down until you see the Plugins menu:


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Once you clicked on it, the following page will be displayed:


[[File:]]


At the moment it is empty since no third-party plugin is installed.


Please note that certain providers limit the access of their users to this section. For example, LimeSurvey GmbH provides Professional packages (quick access to LimeSurvey instances) without providing the necessary permissions to its users to install third-party plugins because of security concerns.


Plugin menu -



Options

List of plugins

A short list with third-party plugins that can be used with certain LimeSurvey releases can be found [[1]].

We also recommend you to also check the info that it is provided on the provider's website about these plugins as some of them may use modified plugin versions.


Security

safe for environment - also not all the plugins are allowed. For further details, please contact your LimeSurvey provider

If you are a pro user, u have an instance. Installing third-party may be dangerous for the whole system as a whole (and for the other users). mention something about corporate package.