Discuz! Instructions on application center settings of the X3 Forum

Not long ago, Comsenz officially released Discuz! X2.5 new version and Discuz! Application Center. Discuz! The application center not only represents Discuz! The third open, and known for its convenience and convenience, is it described as supporting one-click operations to facilitate webmasters? I first downloaded the new version and decided to find out. As of this year, Comsenz officially released Discuz! X2.5 new version and Discuz! Application Center. Discuz! The application center not only represents Discuz! The third open, and known for its convenience and convenience, is it described as supporting one-click operations to facilitate webmasters? I first downloaded the new version and decided to find out.

As of March May this year, Discuz! The application center has achieved the following results: more than 450 applications have been launched, more than 2100 third-party developers and development teams have joined, and 100,000 websites have installed applications. The total number of applications has exceeded 0.5 million. In Discuz! Driven by the new version X2.5, Discuz! The number of developers, applications, and installations in the application center are still growing steadily. No doubt, Discuz! The application center is expected to become the largest application platform in the community software market.

Figure: Discuz! Application Center homepage

Unlike Apple's AppStore and Google's Android market, Discuz! The application center builds a layer-4 ecosystem: third-party developers, Discuz! The application center, websites, and Internet users are still the first in China. As the largest community platform provider in China, Discuz! We hope to build an application platform so that the webmaster can quickly find the required plug-ins or templates, support one-click installation and convenient upgrade, and provide developers with the opportunity to publish and present works.


Use of the search box
After the official launch, Discuz! The application center adds a search box to help webmasters better find and install applications. For example, the webmaster can directly enter the application keyword "fresh" on the homepage to find the corresponding template.

Figure: use of the search box

Currently Discuz! The application center supports plug-ins, templates, and extensions. Enter the keyword "fresh" and then search for four templates for the webmaster to choose from. Please note that Discuz! The fresh version template is officially produced and very popular. it has already been installed more than 16000 times.

Figure: search template result page

Application installation
After the webmaster finds the appropriate application, the next step is to install it. Discuz! The application center supports one-click installation and uninstallation, which greatly reduces the technical threshold of webmasters. Go to the details page of any application and click "Install application. For example, you can access a "self-help advertising system" plug-in to see the installation buttons and related properties.

Figure: plug-in details page

After you click "install", the webmaster Discuz! The application center automatically starts the installation process. The Download, installation, and other operations are almost non-interference-free and very convenient.

Figure: automatic application installation page

After the plug-in is successfully installed, the local plug-in list page is displayed. the webmaster can enable or uninstall the plug-in on this page. Please note that Discuz! All applications in the application center are disabled by default after installation, and the webmaster needs to enable them manually.

Figure: Local plug-in list page

Uninstall application
The uninstallation and installation of applications are as convenient as one-click dummies. Take the plug-in as an example. the webmaster also needs to go to the local plug-in list page to uninstall the plug-in. each plug-in has three function buttons: "off", "update", and "unmount ", click uninstall to start the uninstall process.

Figure: Start the plug-in "Uninstall" process page

After the uninstallation process is completed, the uninstallation completion page is automatically displayed. For some plug-ins, the webmaster may need to delete some corresponding plug-in folders after uninstalling. But don't worry, Discuz! The new version of X2.5 transformed the system architecture and separated the logic layer from the data layer. it has a complete API data storage and read/write interface. the installation and uninstallation of all applications will not directly operate the system layer, this ensures the security of the forum itself.

Postscript
When Apple's AppStore was just launched, some people were not optimistic about this online software application store built on the iPhone, and some people were still skeptical about Steve Jobs. Today, Apple confirmed the success of AppStore and its first-hand ecological chain: AppStore not only achieved unprecedented success, it also helped countless third-party developers on its platform to succeed.

For countless third-party developers, the Discuz! The application center is also a blue ocean market full of opportunities. developers should not only have the opportunity to be installed on millions of websites and used by hundreds of millions of Internet users, but also sell them directly to make money. For webmasters, they can enjoy Discuz! The application center provides a large number of applications to meet its own subdivision needs, so that more energy can be invested in the daily operations of the website. In the foreseeable future, the technical threshold will be further reduced, and the functional requirements of websites will be greatly satisfied. the era of "operation as the King" is approaching.