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Ive got a number of paid addons in my public_html/packages folder. Should I copy these in their entirety somewhere to edit them? Where exactly should I put them? Thanks. Concrete5 is fun :P
 
guythomas replied on at Permalink Best Answer Reply
guythomas
Add-ons will need to be edited in place. Files you want to edit that are in the [base_directory]/concrete folder can be copied to the [base_directory]/ and edited there.

-Guy
jordanlev replied on at Permalink Reply
jordanlev
What is it you want to edit? In general, you don't override an entire package, but rather you override specific pieces of it. So if the package includes a block and you want to create a custom template for the block, you do so in your site's top-level blocks directory (same as you would to override a core block).

See this docs page for an explanation of how the directory structure inside each package is a mirror or "microcosm" of the overall site structure (and the /concrete/ core files structure too):
http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/developers/system/packages/...