Installing a plugin
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Plugins are simply *.dll files which need to be placed in the Miranda 'Plugins' folder to be installed.
Normally plugins are distributed in ZIP achives, so you will need a program such as 7-Zip to open and extract them. If you computer runs Windows XP, you can open ZIP archives natively.
- Open the zip file
- If you see a readme.txt file, open it, as it may have extra installation instructions
- Open Windows Explorer and navigate to where Miranda IM is installed to locate the 'Plugins' folder.
- Extract the *.dll file from the ZIP archive into the plugins folder
- Restart Miranda
- Navigate to Main Menu->Options->Plugins to confirm the plugin is installed and running
Plugins may require aditonal configuration after installation, so look for and read any README file contained in the ZIP archive for details.
Troubleshooting
No *.dll file in downloaded ZIP file
If you see lots of *.h and *.c or *.cpp files, you have inadvertently downloaded the source code for that plugin. Head back to the file listing plugin page and click the large 'Download' link, not the 'Source code' link.
Plugin isn't recognised by Miranda
- Check that you copied the file to the correct folder ('Plugins')
- Check that you are not using a Unicode plugin with an ANSI version of Miranda IM
