How to install component and route plugin in one package?

Question

I have created custom component and a route plugin for Joomla 1.5 to to provide SEO URLs for my component and also articles and categories which are not menu tied. Now I hav

Answer 1

There is a easier method.

What is a package?

A package is a extension that is used to install multiple extensions in one go.

How do I create a package?

A package extension is created by zipping all zip files of the extensions together with a xml manifest file. For example if you have a package composed by:

• component helloworld
• module helloworld
• library helloworld
• system plugin helloworld
• template helloworld

The package should have the following tree in your zipfile:

-- pkg_helloworld.xml
 -- packages 
     |-- com_helloworld.zip
     |-- mod_helloworld.zip
     |-- lib_helloworld.zip
     |-- plg_sys_helloworld.zip
     |-- tpl_helloworld.zip

The pkg_helloworld.xml could have the following contents:

 
 
 Hello World Package
 Hello World Package Team
 May 2012
 helloworld
 1.0.0
 http://www.yoururl.com/
 Hello World Package Team
 http://www.yoururl.com/
 Example package to combine multiple extensions
 http://www.updateurl.com/update
 
   com_helloworld.zip
   mod_helloworld.zip
   lib_helloworld.zip
   plg_sys_helloworld.zip
   tpl_helloworld.zip