Module Website: http://philfreo.com/blog/freo-addon-installer/

Each time you set up a website with ExpressionEngine you probably want to install several different modules, extensions, and plugins. Doing that usually involves downloading a .zip file for each add-on, then individually unzipping and uploading each file/folder to the corresponding modules/, extensions/, plugins/, language/, and themes/ folders. Then each time any add-on is updated, you have to repeat the process across all your websites.

With my module, installing other add-ons is basically a one-click process. You just visit the module page (shown below) and then either upload a .zip/.php file, or give it the URL to the source from the developer’s website. Hit one button and my module takes the source file, extracts, and searches through the files and determines where each file/folder goes.

Version 1.0 available for download at the link above. 

Please use this thread to post any feedback, questions, or problems.  I’d love to hear how you are liking it!

Just want to add a quick endorsement—this module is AWESOME. Thank you so much for this.

Adrienne L. Travis - 15 October 2009 02:05 PM

Just want to add a quick endorsement—this module is AWESOME. Thank you so much for this.

Thanks Adrienne… glad to hear you’re enjoying it.  I’d love to hear feedback if anyone else has any.

Phil, just a note: HopStudios distributes most of their add-ons as .tar.gz files, and Freo Add-On Installer doesn’t seem to deal well with those. Try this URL for example:

http://www.hopstudios.com/downloads/hop_inject_1.1.0.tar.gz

Since that’s one of the options for GitHub downloads, too, i wonder if it affects them as well.

—Adrienne

Adrienne L. Travis - 03 November 2009 01:51 PM

Phil, just a note: HopStudios distributes most of their add-ons as .tar.gz files, and Freo Add-On Installer doesn’t seem to deal well with those. Try this URL for example:

http://www.hopstudios.com/downloads/hop_inject_1.1.0.tar.gz

Since that’s one of the options for GitHub downloads, too, i wonder if it affects them as well.

—Adrienne

Yeah… tar.gz formats aren’t supported right now.  I’ll try to add that in a future version, but it shouldn’t be too big of a deal in the meanwhile since GitHub downloads also support .zip downloads.