How to install plugin for Eclipse from .zip

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1.make sure your .zip file is an valid Eclipse Plugin

Note:
that means: your .zip file contains folders 

features

 and 

plugins

,
like this:



for new version Eclipse Plugin, it may also include another two files 

content.jar

, 

artifacts.jar

,
example:


but this is not important for the plugin,

the most important is the folders 

features

 and 

plugins

which contains the necessary xxx.jar,

for example: 

2.for valid Eclipse Plugin .zip file, you have two methods to install it

(1) auto install

Help -> Install New Software -> Add -> Archive

then choose your .zip file

example:

(2) manual install

uncompress .zip file -> got folders 

features

 and 

plugins

copy them into the root folder of Eclipse, which already contains 

features

 and 

plugins

restart Eclipse, then you can see your installed plugin's settings in 

Window
-> Preferences