Toolbar icons and context menu commands
| Icon | Tooltip | Description |
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 | Reload List of Plugins | Use this icon or command to update plugin statuses. This operation affects the statuses of the repository plugins only (see Colors for plugin statuses). |
 | Update Plugin | For repository plugins: use this icon or context menu command to download and install a newer version of the selected plugin (if available). See Colors for plugin statuses. |
 | Uninstall | For repository or JetBrains plugins: use this icon or context menu command to uninstall the selected plugin. |
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Click this icon to have the list of plugins sorted by plugin statuses.
Note that this icon is a toggle. When off, the plugins in the list are ordered alphabetically. | |
| Show |
Use this list to specify which plugins you want to see in the list.
The option names are self-explanatory:
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Type the string to be found.
As you type, the list of plugins changes: only the plugins whose names and descriptions contain the specified string are shown. If you want WebStorm to memorise the search string, press EnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnter.
To bring the plugin list back to its initial state, delete the text in the search box or
click
To access the list of memorized search strings, click | |
| Install JetBrains plugins | Click this button to open the Browse JetBrains Plugin dialog to download and install plugins from the JetBrains repository. | |
| Browse repositories | Click this button to open the Browse Repositories dialog to work with plugin repositories (to download and install repository plugins, manage enterprise plugin repositories, etc.). | |
| Install plugin from disk | Click this button to install a plugin available locally. Select the file that implements the required plugin in the dialog that opens. | |
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.Colors for plugin statuses
Names of plugins with different statuses are shown in different colors.
| Color | Plugin status |
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| Black | A "normal" plugin status. For a repository plugin: the plugin version is up-to-date (there are no newer versions). |
| Red | One of the following:
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| Blue | For a repository plugin: a newer version of the plugin is available. |
| Green | For a repository plugin: the plugin has been downloaded and installed, but has not been activated yet. (WebStorm needs to be restarted.) |
| Gray | The plugin has been uninstalled, but the changes have not taken effect yet. (WebStorm needs to be restarted.) |
