Installation Instructions

Installing Playa on ExpressionEngine 2.x

Prerequisites

Make sure your system meets the minimum requirements:

Installation Instructions

  1. Upload ee2/third_party/playa to system/expressionengine/third_party/
  2. Upload themes/third_party/playa to themes/third_party/
  3. Install the fieldtype in Add-Ons → Fieldtypes
  4. While installing, choose to install the module and extension as well
  5. Go to Add-Ons → Extensions and make sure you’ve clicked the “Enable Extensions?” button

Installing Playa on ExpressionEngine 1.x

Prerequisites

Make sure your system meets the minimum requirements:

Installation Instructions

  1. Upload ee1/fieldtypes/playa to system/extensions/fieldtypes/
  2. Upload ee1/modules/playa to system/modules/
  3. Upload themes/third_party/playa folder to themes/third_party/ (If the third_party folder doesn’t exist, create it first.)
  4. Enable the fieldtype in Admin → Utilities → Fieldtypes Manager
  5. Install the module in Modules

Adding a Playa Field to the Publish Page

Once Playa is installed, you can add a Playa field to the Publish Page by following these steps:

  1. Go to your Custom Field preferences
    • EE1: Admin → Weblog Administration → Custom Weblog Fields
    • EE2: Admin → Channel Administration → Custom Fields
  2. Click the “Add/Edit Custom Fields” link beside your field group
  3. Click the “Create a New Custom Field” button
  4. Give the new field a name and a label, and choose “Playa” in the Field Type dropdown
  5. Configure the Playa field to suit your needs
  6. Click the Submit button