Setup third-party plugins for Crosswords

Configuring JomSocial Plugin

The JomSocial plugin is bundled with the main component. So you need not install anything separately. However, to use the user points functionality, please follow the below steps.

1. Go to JomSocial->User Points on your Administration Control Panel components
2. Click on Rule Scan button on toolbar.
3. This will install the rules for awarding points when the user submit questions as well as when a user solved the crossword. Please configure the points as you wish.

After configuring the plugin under JomSocial, you need to enable points system and JomSocial points options under Crosswords Configuration.

Installing Alpha User Points Plugin

1. Download the plugin from CoreJoomla
2. Login to administration control panel
3. Go to Alpha User Points component from the main menu
4. Click on plugins button
5. Click Browse and select the plugin zip file you have downloaded and click open to choose the file
6. Click Upload file and Install button.
7. This will install the rules for awarding points when the user submit questions as well as when a user solved the crossword. Please configure the points as you wish.

Now please go to Crosswords extension configuration options and enable the Points system as Alpha User Points and the rule options.