Install and Activate Plugins

This guide explains how to install and activate a newly created plugin.

From your Shopware project root directory, refresh the list of plugins:

bin/console plugin:refresh

You should see a list like this:

Shopware Plugin Service
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 ------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------------- ---------------------------- ----------- -------- -------------
  Plugin                         Label                                        Version     Upgrade version   Author                       Installed   Active   Upgradeable
 ------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------------- ---------------------------- ----------- -------- -------------
  SwagBasicExample               The displayed readable name for the plugin   1.0.0                         Shopware                     No          No       No
 ------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------------- ---------------------------- ----------- -------- -------------

This output confirms the plugin was loaded correctly.

INFO

If a warning about the version field in composer.json appears, it is expected and does not affect the result.

Now install and activate:

bin/console plugin:install --activate SwagBasicExample

This prints the following output:

Shopware Plugin Lifecycle Service
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 Install 1 plugin(s):
 * The displayed readable name for the plugin (v1.0.0)

 Plugin "SwagBasicExample" has been installed and activated successfully.

Your plugin is now installed and active.

Next steps

Review our plugin lifecycle guide next.