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How To Pack Your Add-on

When distributing your add-ons, it's important that users know how to install them. Therefore we have created a guideline on how to pack your add-ons.

Create The Zip Archive

Your .zip archive should contain the following:

File/Folder Description
upload/ or public_html/ A directory of files to upload
docs/ (optional) A directory with documentations if provided
CREDITS.md (optional) A plain text file with credits to other authors of scripts, graphics, etc.
LICENSE.md (optional) A plain text file with a license statement
README.md A plain text file with instructions how to install the add-on
UPGRADE.md (optional) A plain text file with instructions how to upgrade from a previous version

The Readme File

A readme file must reside in the root directory of the zip archive. It can be named README.md, README.txt, or README.rtf and should contain instructions how to install the add-on.

README.md
	    __    _ __       ______           __ 
	   / /   (_) /____  / ____/___ ______/ /_
	  / /   / / __/ _ \/ /   / __ `/ ___/ __/
	 / /___/ / /_/  __/ /___/ /_/ / /  / /_  
	/_____/_/\__/\___/\____/\__,_/_/   \__/  
	                      www.litecart.net
 
 
################
# Instructions #
################
 
1. Always backup data before making changes to your store.
 
2. Run the following MySQL query in your favourite database manager i.e. phpMyAdmin:
 
    {Insert some MySQL code here}
 
3. Upload the **contents** of the folder upload/ (not the folder itself) to the root of your LiteCart installation.
 
4. Go to Admin -> Yada yada and play with your new add-on.
 
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Note: This add-on contains virtual modifications, meaning you can disable it in Admin -> vQmods.

The upload/ folder

All files needed to be upload must be placed in a folder named upload/ residing in the root of the zip archive. The files and folders to upload should mirror the contents of the store platform.

Examples:

upload/admin/reports.app/new_file.inc.php
upload/vqmod/xml/my_modification.xml
how_to_pack_your_add-on.txt · Last modified: 2023/01/16 16:40 by s22_tech