How to install the Alternate Hreflang SEO tag extension using FTP and SSH

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You can start the installation by downloading the Alternate Hreflang Tags extension package (.zip) file from your Magmodules or Marketplace dashboard-account under my downloads and follow the installation instructions below.

Note: We strongly recommend testing your installation in a development environment prior to releasing it to production. Also, make sure you have a full backup available of your store, more information on this can be found here.

Enable the Magento Cache using the located in System > Cache Management.

The ZIP file contains the content that needs to be placed in the AlternateHreflang folder. Note; this directory structure is case-sensitive and needs to be manually created.
Below are the exact steps on how to extract and upload the files.

2 A. Extract extension files from the .ZIP file
Extract the extension package ZIP-file using Winzip, WinRar, etc.

2 B. Upload The unzipped extension files
As the unzipped file only contains the content of the extension itself, you need to create the AlternateHreflang folder in the app/code/ on the server yourself and place all the content files into this final AlternateHreflang folder.

The final path where the content files are going to be uploaded into will be;
AlternateHreflang

If one of our extensions is already installed and you're updating it, make sure to overwrite the existing files of the extension. 

3 A. Connect
Run the following command in the terminal and enter the user password (please skip this step if you're installing expansion on the local machine):

ssh username@domain.com

3 B. Locate The RootChange your current directory to Magento 2 web root directory running this command:

cd /full_path_to_magento2

3 C. Start Setup

After that the extension is successfully downloaded, start the setup of the Alternate Hreflang Tags extension by running these commands:

php bin/magento module:enable Magmodules_AlternateHreflang
php bin/magento setup:upgrade

If Magento is running in production mode, recompile and deploy static content using the following commands:

php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Now you've successfully executed the right commands and the extension is successfully installed, it's ready for configuration. Navigate to Stores ⇨ Configuration ⇨ Magmodules ⇨ Alternate Hreflang Tags to start the configuration.

Maintenance mode

You may want to enable the maintenance mode when installing or updating the module, especially when working on a production website. To do so, run the two commands below before and after running the other setup commands:

php bin/magento maintenance:enable
# Other setup commands
php bin/magento maintenance:disable

When completed the extension is succesfully installed in your Magento® 2 Store and ready to use.

Navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magmodules > Alternate Hreflang Tags configure and use the extension.

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