Updating plugins

[paper_lung]

Hi all, relatively new to creating plugins and I have a question related to updating Hise plugins via installers that are shipped out to customers. When releasing new versions (for example, 1.2 with bug fixes) of my my plugins, do I need to do anything other than update the version within the Hise project preferences, or do I need to somehow remove the previous version of the plugin with my installers?

[orange]

@paper_lung
If you are using the Inno setup (for Windows) and Packages (for macOS) installers, and the location where the new update will be installed is the same as the previous one, these installers delete the previous plugin and replace it with a new one when installing.

In this case, creating a new installer (with the same installation locations) with updated plugin versions will be ok. Don't forget to update the versions in the installers too.

And also the version history (on the download page) for the users to see what is changed will be helpful.

As an example, this is my website, this information is available on the download page:
https://noiseash.com/downloads/

[paper_lung]

@orange Ah that's great, thanks so much for the info. I'm using Packages & Inno, so that's good to know they'll replace them automatically. Thanks again.

[Dan Korneff]

@paper_lung Just be sure to use the same AppId when making your update installer. That's how the installer identifies your application.

[paper_lung]

@Dan-Korneff Understood, thanks for the info! :)