Installation Instructions
Installing Playa on ExpressionEngine 2.x
Prerequisites
Make sure your system meets the minimum requirements:
- ExpressionEngine 2.0.2 or later
- PHP 5
Installation Instructions
- Upload ee2/third_party/playa to system/expressionengine/third_party/
- Upload themes/third_party/playa to themes/third_party/
- Install the fieldtype in Add-Ons → Fieldtypes
- While installing, choose to install the module and extension as well
- 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:
- ExpressionEngine 1.6.8 or later
- FieldFrame 1.4 or later
- PHP 5
Installation Instructions
- Upload ee1/fieldtypes/playato system/extensions/fieldtypes/
- Upload ee1/modules/playato system/modules/
- Upload ee1/language/english/lang.playa.php to system/language/english/
- Upload themes/third_party/playa folder to themes/third_party/
- Enable the fieldtype in Admin → Utilities → Fieldtypes Manager
- 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:
- Go to your Custom Field preferences
- EE1: Admin → Weblog Administration → Custom Weblog Fields
- EE2: Admin → Channel Administration → Custom Fields
- Click the “Add/Edit Custom Fields” link beside your field group
- Click the “Create a New Custom Field” button
- Give the new field a name and a label, and choose “Playa” in the Field Type dropdown
- Configure the Playa field to suit your needs
- Click the Submit button