Merx

Installation & update

You can start your web shop from scratch or add Merx to your existing Kirby website. Learn how to install and update Merx.

If you are starting from scratch you can use the Merx Starterkit.

In general you can follow Kirby docs: Installing plugins.

Requirements

Merx requires Kirby 6. Beyond that it has no special requirements — as long as Kirby runs fine, so does Merx.
System requirements of Kirby

Download Merx

Download Merx and unzip. Then put the unzipped folder into the /site/plugins/ folder of your Kirby project.

Install and update as Git submodule

Kirby docs: Install & update via Git

# navigate to the root of your kirby website
cd your-website

# install the submodule in plugins direction
git submodule add https://github.com/wagnerwagner/merx.git site/plugins/merx

# commit the changes
git commit -m "Add Merx as submodule"

Update Merx via Git submodule

To update Merx to the latest version, navigate to the merx plugin directory.

cd ./site/plugins/merx

# update to the latest version
git checkout main   # ensure main branch is checked out
git pull            # fetch latests changes and update code

Install and update via Composer

Read more about Composer and Kirby on getkirby.com.

composer require wagnerwagner/merx

Updating Merx using composer

composer update wagnerwagner/merx

Install with Kirby CLI

kirby plugin:install https://github.com/wagnerwagner/merx.git

Install the Starterkit

The Starterkit is a complete online shop with commented blueprints, templates, JavaScript and CSS.

It’s a good way to explore what Merx can do, and a good starting point if you want a simple store fast that can grow along with your future needs.

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