Upload Install
- In the Joomla! Administration, go to Extensions -> Manage -> Install
- Click the Upload Package File tab, then click the Browse for a file button. Select the package on your computer. The upload and installation will start automatically.
- Set JCE as the default Joomla! WYSIWYG Editor
- Go to System -> Global Configuration.
- Select Editor - JCE from the Default Editor list.
- Click Save
- Go to System -> Global Configuration.
Manual Installation
Installation may fail on some servers due to technical limitations and a manual installation may be necessary.
- Download the JCE Editor extension
- Extract the downloaded JCE Editor package to a folder on your hard drive, eg: jce
- Upload this folder to the Joomla! tmp folder using an FTP client.
- Open the Joomla! Extension Manager and add the name of the folder you uploaded to the end of the Install from Folder path
- Click the Check and Install button
For help installing Joomla! components, read the Joomla! Component Installation article
Uninstalling JCE
- In the Joomla! Administration, go to Components -> JCE Pro -> Profiles
- Select all profiles in the list by clicking on the Check All Items checkbox, then click the Delete button.
To remove JCE but keep existing Editor Profiles, skip steps 1 and 2. Alternatively, export the profiles to be imported into a new install.
- In the Joomla! Administration, go to Extensions -> Manage -> Manage
- Click on the Search Tools button, then select Package from the Select Type menu.
- Select JCE Pro Extension Package and click the Uninstall button.