![]() ![]() Then drag and drop the addon onto your RapidWeaver dock icon: ![]() The easiest and most reliable way to get your addons into RapidWeaver is to single-click the addon with your mouse (to select it). ![]() You should never need to have more than one copy of an addon in your downloads folder. To avoid duplicates, you only have to click and download an addon once. Do not be tempted to change the filename yourself or allow your computer to append other words or numbers after the file name like S4S-AddonName.stack 1 or S4S-AddonName Copy.stack otherwise this can cause you a lot of problems. For example, if you download a stack called S4S-AddonName.stack it should always retain that same name and extension. This could otherwise cause you to mistakenly have duplicates of the same addon installed leading to problems like settings not taking effect, installation failing, demo watermarks not being removed or content not being saved. NEVER rename addons or allow your computer to change the name of an addon. If this does not happen, then double-click on the. zip file package after the download completes. Most of the time, your computer will automatically un-compress or un-zip the. Some addons are provided for free or on a ‘pay what you want’ basis. If provided, always make use of free demo versions provided, so you know exactly what you are buying. If you do not receive an email receipt after a short period of time, carefully check your spam or junk mail folders. Normally you buy an addon through the website and get sent a download link by email, once the transaction has completed. Most developers use Paddle, E-Junkie or CartLoom for the checkout systems. Many addons are commonly less-than 15 MB in size. Sometimes if a website or particular download is very popular, the download might take longer than normal. The time it takes an addon to download depends on the speed of your internet connection. But addons might download somewhere else, if you have opted for your web browser to save files elsewhere. You would normally download these files using links in an email sent to you or via links you click in your web browser software (like Safari, Chrome or Firefox).ĭownloaded addons normally arrive onto your computer, within your Downloads folder in Finder. Most addons for RapidWeaver are distributed in compressed. RapidWeaver and its relation to addons is not much different. The whole setup is similar to software like Adobe Photoshop whereby traditionally you would install the software first and then install additional addons later on - like extra brush sets, clipping shapes, fonts or patterns. Such addons could include themes, page type plugins, stack elements (for the Stacks page type plugin) or code snippets. This is what the main application typically looks like:īecause RapidWeaver is a modular application, you may need to install additional ‘addons’. You can only install and use RapidWeaver addons after first installing RapidWeaver on your computer. You will normally see its icon in your Applications folder or within your Mac OS Dock at the bottom of the screen. RapidWeaver (developed by Realmac Software) is the core application you install on your computer. This will save you a lot of time, effort and potentially money! It may also help reduce the number of support emails we get sent, allowing for more time to be dedicated towards making new addons. Please now read the remainder of this help document, to ensure you properly understand the role of addons in RapidWeaver and how to install them correctly. In 2020 and going forwards, dragging-and-dropping addons onto the RapidWeaver dock icon is the officially recognised install procedure, which works best. Nine times out of ten, this fails with the addon being wrongly installed into another copy of RapidWeaver on your computer (like a previous version or backup). ![]() Disregard any "I know best" opinions or older documentation telling you to double-click to install new addons.If a downloaded addon doesn't have a file extension Finder or RapidWeaver recognises, its installation will likely fail. Never rename downloaded addons or allow your computer to append extra things on the file names like prefixes, suffixes and sequential numbering (to overcome duplicates).Two simple yet important rules to always follow from the outset: ![]()
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