What is the iOSXpert PluginCenter and how do I install plugins for Daylite?

With the iOSXpert PluginCenter you can download, test, install and uninstall the iOSXpert Daylite plugins at one place. This article describes what the PluginCenter does, how to install it, manage licenses, and resolve common account and subscription issues.

Table of contents

Basics & overview

• What is the iOSXpert PluginCenter?

Installation & first steps

• Installing the PluginCenter
• Installing plugins in Daylite
• Registration
• Free trial
• Using Daylite from the Mac App Store

Licenses & account

• Managing licenses
• License per user
• Finding the email address of your PluginCenter account
• Message: create a new account even though you already have one

Subscription

• Subscription changes are not reflected
• Outdated subscription model

Troubleshooting & uninstalling

• PluginCenter or plugins are no longer available
• Uninstalling a plugin
• Removing the PluginCenter

Basics & overview

What is the iOSXpert PluginCenter?

You find the PluginCenter in the Daylite preferences and as an icon in the Daylite top bar.

These functions are included free of charge in the PluginCenter:

• Copilot
• Primary indicators
• ImportAssistant
• Show company infos in contact
• Delete Daylite data records in compliance with GDPR
• Export Daylite data records in compliance with GDPR

Subscriptions to Plus Package for Daylite, Plugin Seats, the purchase of Business Coaching packages or Business Coaching hourly rates, reports and print templates, as well as the installation of updates, are possible right in the PluginCenter.

Installation & first steps

Installing the PluginCenter

To install the iOSXpert PluginCenter, please proceed as follows:

Please note that the App Store version of the Daylite app does not support plugins. If you have installed Daylite from the App Store, please follow the steps outlined in the section Using Daylite from the Mac App Store.

1. Download the installation file for the PluginCenter and double-click it to start the installation process. Daylite will restart once the installation has finished
2. Important! Upon the first start after the installation, you'll receive the message depicted below. Please make sure to select Allow Access
3. Create a new account after the restart via Create new account, if you do not already have one
4. This finalizes the installation

Installing plugins in Daylite

To install iOSXpert plugins in Daylite, the iOSXpert PluginCenter needs to be installed first.

Proceed as follows to install one of our plugins:

1. Create a PluginCenter account, if you haven't done so already
2. Open the Daylite Settings and select the desired plugin under iOSXpert
3. Click Try/Install
4. After restarting Daylite the plugin is ready to be used

Registration

You need to register to participate in the automatic update function and to be able to subscribe a plugin.

With the help of a PluginCenter account you can use all the advantages of the PluginCenter:

• automatic updates
• administration of your licenses
• installation
• de-installation
• subscription of plugins

Please note that you only need one account per Daylite database.

Free trial

You can test all Daylite Plugins and Daylite reports with all of your users 30 days free of charge. Therefore, you just need to install the iOSXpert PluginCenter, as described in the section Installing the PluginCenter.

Using Daylite from the Mac App Store

Besides the regular Daylite app you can download on our website, Daylite is now also available in the Mac App Store. Due to Apple's strict rules for apps in its App Store, the App Store version of the Daylite app comes with the following limitations:

1. iOSXpert extensions for Daylite and also plugins from other manufacturers cannot be used
2. The Daylite Mail Assistant (DMA) for Apple Mail is not available

If you are unsure which Daylite version is currently installed on your Mac, you can check the version as follows:

1. Start the Daylite app
2. Click File in the menu bar and select About Daylite
3. The following window shows you the version number and the source of the app. If it shows (Direct), you are using the regular Daylite app available on the website without any limitations. In case it shows (App Store) after the version number, the App Store version with the limitations mentioned above is installed

If you have the App Store version installed but you would like to use DMA and the iOSXpert plugins, you can switch to the regular Daylite app at any time. Please follow these steps to do so:

1. Quit Daylite
2. Download and install the regular Daylite version. When you move the newly downloaded Daylite app into the Applications folder, confirm to replace the existing Daylite app. This removes the App Store version of the Daylite app
3. The regular Daylite app and the iOSXpert PluginCenter are now ready to be used

Licenses & account

Managing licenses

Start Daylite and open the iOSXpert PluginCenter either using the [iO] button at the top of the Daylite window or the Daylite preferences.

Select Manage Licenses within the PluginCenter.

Please note that this feature is only available to Daylite administrators and superusers.

A pop-up window will open where you can see a matrix of Daylite users in your database and the plugins we have developed. At this point, the Daylite administrator or superuser can assign to each user the plugins that this user needs or take away from the user a plugin that is no longer needed.

By clicking the Apply Changes button and confirming the new subscription, the changes will be applied.

If the changes do not appear automatically in Daylite, please go to Plug-Ins -> PluginCenter in the menu bar and select Synchronize PluginCenter account by holding down the Shift key.

Please note: all Daylite users who would like to use iOSXpert plugins, need to install the desired plugins individually on their Macs. To do so, simply select the plugin icon and click Try / Install.

License per user

We offer 2 subscription plans, the Plus Package for Daylite and Plugin Seats. In our PluginCenter a Daylite administrator can easily manage the subscriptions of the users in the database. When subscribing to the Plus Package for Daylite, all active users automatically receive a valid license for all plugins. When subscribing to Plugin Seats, a license must be assigned to each Daylite user who wants to use a plugin.

A user can use the plugins on as many Macs as they need. So if you have an iMac and a MacBook, you only need one license and can install the plugins on both devices.

Finding the email address of your PluginCenter account

Message: create a new account even though you already have one

After the initial installation of the PluginCenter, you will receive the message depicted below, if no PluginCenter account had been created for this particular Daylite database before.

A PluginCenter account is only valid for the Daylite database from which it was originally created. The PluginCenter account information is stored centrally in the Daylite database and applies to all users. It is not possible to use one PluginCenter account in conjunction with multiple Daylite databases.

If you use multiple Daylite databases alternately, you need a separate PluginCenter account for each database. Please note: each PluginCenter account requires its own e-mail address. Registering multiple PluginCenter accounts with the same email address is not possible.

If you have created a PluginCenter account for a trial database that you no longer use, but would like to use the e-mail address associated with this PluginCenter account for a new account, please contact our support.

Subscription

Subscription changes are not reflected

Outdated subscription model

Troubleshooting & uninstalling

PluginCenter or plugins are no longer available

Uninstalling a plugin

Follow these steps to uninstall a plugin:

1. Navigate to the Daylite preferences and open the iOSXpert PluginCenter
2. Select the plugin you would like to uninstall
3. Click Uninstall in the Info tab

From within the PluginCenter you can reinstall an uninstalled plugin at any time.

Removing the PluginCenter

If you would like to remove the iOSXpert PluginCenter, please follow the steps below.

Please note: all iOSXpert plugins require PluginCenter and cannot be used without it.

1. Start Daylite
2. Select Plugins from the menu bar and hover your mouse over PluginCenter
3. Hold down the ⇧ [shift] key and select Open Plugins folder
4. Delete all files and folders within the Plugins folder
5. Restart Daylite

Alternatively:

1. Open Finder and select Go from the menu bar
2. Hold down the ⌥ [alt/option] key and select Library
3. Navigate to Application Support -> com.marketcircle.daylite -> Plugins
4. Delete all files and folders within the Plugins folder
5. Restart Daylite