{"id":13239,"date":"2026-09-23T10:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/?post_type=kb_article&#038;p=13239"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:59:20","slug":"using-plugins-in-version-8","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/kb-article\/using-plugins-in-version-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Plugins in Version 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article covers what changes for plugin users in Version 8. For plugins in general, see <a href=\"\/kb\/kb-article\/family-historian-plugins\/\">Family Historian Plugins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Your Plugins After Upgrading<\/h2>\n<p>When <span class=\"fh\" style=\"font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 21.4286px !important;\">\u0192<span style=\"color:#73B262; font-weight: bold;\">h<\/span><\/span>8 is installed on a PC that already has an earlier version, your plugins are copied across with the rest of your settings, and they appear in the Plugins dialog (<a href=\"#!\" class=\"cs_tooltip\" fhugtt=\"This is the menu across the top of the main Family Historian windows. The &gt; denotes a submenu\">Tools&nbsp&gt;&nbspPlugins<\/a>) as before.<\/p>\n<p>Most plugins work in Version 8 without change, but not all have been updated for it. Before relying on a plugin, look it up in the Plugin Store and check that it supports Version 8. This matters most for plugins you use regularly, or that change your data.<\/p>\n<h2>If a Plugin Does Not Work<\/h2>\n<p>Check the Plugin Store for a newer version; it can be opened from the Plugins dialog or from the Family Historian website. If there is no update, ask on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/forum\/\">FHUG Forums<\/a>, giving the plugin&#8217;s name and version and any error message. Someone may know of a fix or an alternative, and the author may be able to help.<\/p>\n<h2>The AI Connector<\/h2>\n<p>Calico Pie&#8217;s AI Connector is itself a plugin. While it runs, it lets an AI assistant such as Claude work with your project. See <a href=\"\/kb\/kb-article\/the-ai-connector\/\">The AI Connector<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Smart Folder Plugins<\/h2>\n<p>Version 8 adds a new kind of plugin that supplies the contents of a smart folder, so plugins can now add new ways of browsing your records as well as new tools and reports. They are installed like any other plugin. See <a href=\"\/kb\/kb-article\/an-overview-of-smart-folders\/\">An Overview of Smart Folders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Plugins in the Free Trial<\/h2>\n<p>Plugins run in the free trial of <span class=\"fh\" style=\"font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 21.4286px !important;\">\u0192<span style=\"color:#73B262; font-weight: bold;\">h<\/span><\/span>8 as well as in the full program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","fh_version":[826],"skill_level":[17,16],"topic":[59,72],"class_list":["post-13239","kb_article","type-kb_article","status-publish","hentry","fh_version-v8","skill_level-intermediate","skill_level-newcomer","topic-plugins","topic-using-plugins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/13239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb_article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"fh_version","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fh_version?post=13239"},{"taxonomy":"skill_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/skill_level?post=13239"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=13239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}