Installing extensions

Solidus extensions are gems that change or extend Solidus's functionality. Many Solidus extensions can be installed in a few simple steps:

  1. Add the extension gem to your project's Gemfile.
  2. Run bundle install to install the gem and its dependencies.
  3. Run any Rails generators required by the gem. This should be mentioned in the extension's documentation.

For example, the solidus_related_products extension provides a generic way to define relationships between your store's products by using RelationTypes. The extension's documentation clearly lays out the installation process: add the solidus_related_products gem to your Gemfile, then run bundle install and bundle exec rails generate solidus_related_products:install.

Some extensions require other custom configuration before they can be initialized.

We strongly recommend reading the extension's documentation before attempting to run it in a production environment.

Supported extensions

You can add additional features to your store using Solidus extensions. A list of supported extensions can be found at solidus.io/extensions .

You can use the solidus_dev_support gem if you want to start creating a new Solidus extension.

Soliton

You can search for other Solidus extensions on GitHub using Soliton , a Solidus extension search engine courtesy of Nebulab .

Feedback

Solidus is an open source platform supported by the community. We encourage everyone using Solidus to contribute back to the documentation and the code.

If you’re interested in contributing to the docs, get started with the contributing guidelines. If you see something that needs fixing and can’t do it yourself, please send us an email.