[Qgis-user] Quick query re plugins

[Nathan Woodrow]

> Try C:\Program Files\QGIS Chugiak\apps\qgis\python\plugins that’s where I
have to put mine?

No. Never put them there. That is the install folder for qgis and all user
plugins should live in .qgis2\python\plugins in your user folder, or else
they won't show up when you upgrade to a new version.

- Nathan

On Mon Nov 10 2014 at 9:38:01 PM Donald, Nigel <Nigel.Donald at doeni.gov.uk>
wrote:

> Hi
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> Try C:\Program Files\QGIS Chugiak\apps\qgis\python\plugins that’s where I
> have to put mine?
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> Nigel
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> Dr Nigel Donald
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> Hydrology Team
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> *From:* qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of *Lester Anderson
> *Sent:* 10 November 2014 10:38
> *To:* Nathan Woodrow; qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Qgis-user] Quick query re plugins
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> Hi Nathan,
>
> OK I have tested a couple plugins (all stated as working for 2.x) but they
> do not show up in the manage plugin list:
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> C:\Users\landerso\.qgis2\python
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> Copied into python folder: points2one and profiletool - neither shows up.
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> Is there another folder to put these in?  Not sure what the issue is.
>
> Cheers
>
> Lester
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> On 10 November 2014 10:21, Lester Anderson <arctica1963 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Cheers Nathan, will have a go and see how I get on
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> On 10 November 2014 10:13, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Most yes. Will need to check each plugin
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> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014, 8:11 PM Lester Anderson <arctica1963 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> ok I did not realise that. So will the plugins off
> http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/ work fine in 2.x?
>
> I only have a few key ones I need to work with.
>
> Cheers
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> On 10 November 2014 10:04, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Old 1.8 plugins won't work at all in 2.0. We had a api break.
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> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014, 8:03 PM Lester Anderson <arctica1963 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Hi Nathan,
>
> The old folder for .qgis has the following:
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> gdal_pam (folder)
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> python (folder with the plugins)
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> sextante (folder)
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> qgis (database file)
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> symbology-ng-style (XML doc)
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> .qgis2 is different:
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> cache (folder)
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> gdal_pam (folder)
> palettes (folder)
> processing (folder)
>
> qgis (database file)
> symbology-ng-style (XML doc)
>
> I tried copying the python folder from .qgis to .qgis2 and the plugins
> show up when you check the list, but they are all red , with a comment
> about missing metadata. Any ideas?
>
> Behind a firewall at work so can't go the normal route for plugins.
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> Cheers
>
> Lester
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> On 10 November 2014 09:52, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey Lester,
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> Any QGIS 2.X version goes into .qgis2 folder with the same setup.
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> - Nathan
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> On Mon Nov 10 2014 at 7:35:22 PM Lester Anderson <arctica1963 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> If I need to manually install plugins in QGIS 2.6, where do they go? I
> have the 64-bit version installed.
>
> For 1.8 I had to put them in C:\Users\lma\.qgis\python\plugins (32-bit) -
> QGIS 2.6 does not read this so the installed plugins list is just the
> default.
>
> Cheers
>
> Lester
>
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