Whitelisted plugin errors

[2tonwaffle@community.nodebb.org]

In trying to setup a freshly installed NodeBB, been running into some issues of installing plugin namely a few that show up within the plugin directory in the admin side of things. The recent cards plugin

results in the unable to install error

Plus, there is the upload to Imgur plugin I know that was available, no longer shows up when trying to search for it from within the forum.

[julian@community.nodebb.org]

@2TonWaffle I believe that just means the plugin has not seen enough usage to be cleared as working, but it will over time.

However you can always install the plugin via the command line npm i nodebb-plugin-whatever

[astro-what@community.nodebb.org]

@julian said in Whitelisted plugin errors:
> @2TonWaffle I believe that just means the plugin has not seen enough usage to be cleared as working, but it will over time.
>
> However you can always install the plugin via the command line npm i nodebb-plugin-whatever

I ran into one of these when wanting to use another emoji pack. And when I went to look at the GIT site, it said it did not recommend installing via npm as it might cause issues. Kind of a catch 22. I think it was the Twemoji emoji's as I am not a big fan of the Android style pesronally.

[2tonwaffle@community.nodebb.org]

My understanding that installing plugins via the ACP is the preferred method

[julian@community.nodebb.org]

@2TonWaffle there is no functional difference. Doing so via the ACP just at least guarantees that our package manager has cleared the plugin, and stops admins from wildly installing any plugin they see (and this happens quite frequently).

An ACP install just runs npm i nodebb-plugin-whatever for you