New to Contao 4.4. What about extensions ?

Hi everyone,

I went to contao.org to download Contao for a new project but instead of 3.5.xx I found 4.4 (LTS) or 4.5. I downloaded 4.4 to test it in MAMP environment. Everything went successfully and I'm discovering the interface. But I don't see any any extension manager.
So what about installing extensions ?
Do I have to do it manually ?
How to find compatible ones ?
And is it still possible to download Contao 3.5 if needed (for example to work with MetaModels) ?

(Hope this won't be like when we went from 2.xx to 3.xx)

Thanks for your answers.

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Originally Posted by charled

But I don't see any any extension manager. So what about installing extensions ?

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The extension manager has been replaced by the new Contao Manager in Contao 4. You can download the Contao Manager from contao.org: https://contao.org/en/download.html

Documentation (currently only in German, though): https://docs.contao.org/books/manager/de/

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Originally Posted by charled

Do I have to do it manually ?

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No.

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Originally Posted by charled

And is it still possible to download Contao 3.5 if needed (for example to work with MetaModels) ?

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Yes, of course. See https://github.com/contao/core/releases

Thanks xchs for your quick answer.
I found the new manager by its url : mydomain.ext/contao-manager.phar.php. Just missing a link from the BackOffice

one more thing : I don't see where to modify parameters like memory_limit and max_execution_time.

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Originally Posted by charled

Just missing a link from the BackOffice

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The Contao Manager is designed to work as a standalone application. That said, this means that even if Contao or the back end does not work anymore, it should be possible to repair the installation via Manager if necessary.

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Originally Posted by charled

I don't see where to modify parameters like memory_limit and max_execution_time.

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These are server or PHP settings.

Ok. Thanks.