How to publish a component

This How-To is about making a working component of yours avaiblable to the Ossn community.

(Refer to https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/wiki/view/737/how-to-write-a-simple-component-for-ossn and https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/wiki/view/739/naming-convention-for-creating-components to asure all Ossn requirements are met)

1. Log in to this forum with your member credentials
2. Navigate to Download -> Components
3. Click the green [Create Project] button

4. Fill out the fields
   Component Name: the name of your component
   Repository Url: if you have a Github repository, enter url, otherwise leave blank
   License: select a license of your choice
   Component Type: select a type which fits best
   Ossn Version: select the Ossn version your component is compatible with

   Component Description: enter a meaningful description and/or how to use the component

5. Click [Save]

The basic component repository structure has been created now, and you'll be forwarded to a new page which looks like this:

Next, click the [Upload Latest Version] button to upload your zipped component archive. You'll be forwarded to new page looking like:

Make sure, that the version you're entering here matches the version in your ossn_com.xmlfile!
Click the [Browse...] button to select your archive and finally click [Save]

You're done and your component will be listed on the component's main page now.