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authorGreg Roach <fisharebest@webtrees.net>2019-03-05 08:48:27 +0000
committerGreg Roach <fisharebest@webtrees.net>2019-03-05 08:48:27 +0000
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#2304 - update the module README
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## Installing and uninstalling modules
A module is a folder containing a file called `module.php`.
-There may be other files in the folder.
+There may be other files in the folder, such as CSS, JS, templates,
+languages, data, etc.
To install a module, copy its folder to `modules_v4`.
To uninstall it, delete its folder from `modules_v4`.
-Note that module names (i.e. their folder names) must not contain
-spaces or the characters `.`, `[` and `]`.
+Note that module names (i.e. the folder names) must not contain
+spaces or the characters `.`, `[` and `]`. It must also have a
+maximum length of 30 characters.
TIP: renaming a module from `<module>` to `<module.disable>`
is a quick way to hide it from webtrees. This works because