Activate a plugin on a personal developer instance

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
  • 1 minute to read

    • You can test a plugin on your personal developer instance (PDI) before launching it in a production instance.

    Before you begin

    Request a PDI on the .

    About this task

    If a plugin isn't active by default on a PDI, you can activate the plugin without requesting or purchasing it.

    To activate a plugin on a PDI, use the All Applications page on your instance. If the plugin isn't available on the All Applications page, activate it from the .

    Note:
    Some plugins aren't available for activation on PDIs.

    Procedure

    Activate the plugin from the All Applications page or the Developer Site.
    Activation method Procedure
    All Applications page

    In your PDI, navigate to System Applications > All Available Applications > All. Find the plugin and then activate it.

    For more information on using the All Applications page, see Activate a plugin.
    Developer Site
    1. Sign in to the .
    2. On the home page, go to the Instance Management widget and select Manage > Activate plugin.

      The Instance Management widget is titled Your Instance. It contains information such as the status, URL, and release version of your PDI.

      Selecting to activate a plugin in the Instance Management widget
    3. On the window, locate the plugin to activate.
    4. Next to the plugin listing, select Activate.

      If available, you can further select to activate the plugin only or include demo data.

      Activating a plugin from the window titled "Your instance actions"