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Installing the VHL plugins for WordPress

Plugin BVS

• VHL Plugin for WP repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://github.com/bireme/bvs-site-wp-plugin/
  • GIT: http://github.com/bireme/bvs-site-wp-plugin.git

Multi-language framework

• Multi-language framework plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/multi-language-framework/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wordpress-importer/

• Language packs
• It is required to extend WP's functionality to more languages in the interface
  • http://trac.reddes.bvsalud.org/projects/rede-sup-tecnico/browser/tags/wp-translate-files

Installation instructions

Zipped files

• Download the zipped files;
• Unzip these files to a temporary area;
• Copy or transfer the files and directories from temporary area to the wp-content/plugins directory of the Wordpress instance that is subject to the installation.

• To add translation files to the WordPress Admin
  • Create a languages directory below wp-content;
    • e.g.: mkdir htdocs/wp-content/languages/
  • Copy or transfer the language files intended to use to the wp-content/languages directory of the WordPress instance.

Using GIT repository

NOTE: it is required to have the GIT client installed.

• Clone the repository below the plugins directory using bvs-site as name:
  • e.g.:
  • cd /your-instance/htdocs/wp-content/plugins
  • git clone git://github.com/bireme/bvs-site-wp-plugin.git bvs-site

Using SVN repository

NOTE: it is required to have the SVN (Tortoise under Windows) client installed.

• Clone the repository below plugins directory using multi-language-framework as name;
  • e.g.:
  • cd /your-instance/htdocs/wp-content/plugins
  • sudo svn co http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/multi-language-framework/trunk multi-language-framework

NOTE: Translation fiels are only available in zipped format.

Instructions for activating the plugins in WordPress interface

• To activate the VHL Plugin and the Multi Language Framework plugin plugin do the following steps:
  • Access the admin interface using the administrators' profile;
  • Select the Plugins item from the dashboard panel
  • Activate both BVS Site and/or Multi Language Framework items by using the activate/deactivate option below each plugin name.

NOTE: Just a few steps more are required to conclude activation and operation of Multi Language Framework:

• In the dashboard panel, choose Settings;
• Choose the Multi Language item;
• Enable the vhl_collection option below Post types that will be translated section;
• Save the changes.

Approved plugins

Core

Akismet

• Akismet plugin repository
• Installed by default in WP

Ultimate posts widget

• Ultimate posts widget plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-posts-widget/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ultimate-posts-widget/trunk

Page links to

• Page links to plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/page-links-to/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/page-links-to/trunk

Contact form 7

• Contact form 7 plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/contact-form-7/trunk

WP mail SMTP

• WP mail SMTP plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-mail-smtp/trunk

iThemes security

• iThemes Security plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/better-wp-security/trunk

Google analytics for Wordpress

• Google Analytics plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/google-analytics-for-wordpress/

Extended

Image widget

• Image widget plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/image-widget/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/image-widget/

Dropdown menu widget

• Dropdown menu widget plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/dropdown-menu-widget/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/dropdown-menu-widget/

User role editor

• User role editor plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/user-role-editor/

For applications' development

Advanced custom fields

• Advanced custom fields plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-custom-fields/

Custom post type UI

• Custom post type UI plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/custom-post-type-ui/

WordPress importer

• Wordpress importer plugin repository
• Download from:
  • ZIP: http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-importer/
  • SVN: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wordpress-importer/

Where and how to ckeck-out the plugins using SVN

E.g.: plugin Ultimate posts widget

• In directory <your-instance>/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/
• Type in the command below and hit `[Enter`]:

svn co http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ultimate-posts-widget/trunk ultimate-posts-widget

Recommendations

• Do prefer installing WordPress with Multi-site option enabled
  • http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network

Documentation for using the VHL plugin

• VHL Plugin for WP - English version

Advanced topics

Metasearch (IAH) in WordPress

• MetaIAH_search_in_WordPress
  • Allows to perform a simultaneous search in ISIS databases (MetaIAH) in WordPress.

Multi-search in WordPress

• Multi-search_in_WordPress
  • Allows to search in information sources from IAHx as well as in WordPress site's contents.

Related links

• Migration from VHL Site 5.x to Wordpress
  • Using the script for migrating from VHL Site 5.x to Wordpress