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Even though the SMF application provides a huge variety of functionalities for your discussion board you might get to a point when you need a specific feature to be implemented on it.
Luckily the script developers have gone the extra mile to give you the opportunity to do so.
In this section of our SMF tutorial we will show you how to extend the functionality of the application by installing packages on it.
Before you proceed wit the installation you will need to go to the official SMF package repository and download the module in question.
Next you should access the administration area of the forum and navigate to Admin > Main > Package Manager > Download Packages:
Then scroll down the page and you will see the Upload a Package section, where you should select the package you have downloaded and click Upload:
Once the process is completed you will be displayed with a congratulatory message and you have the option to install the module:
To proceed with the installation you just need to click on the Install Now button:
These were all the steps you need to perform. You will be now displayed with a message stating the the installation process has been successfully completed:
