I then noticed that one item in this page (but under CB Language Plugins) had a grey "Already Installed" button. I guess this is because I used this method to update it. No other sections state Already Installed even though many are actually installed. Can you confirm that this is because we had been installing individually/manually until now and that in future we should simply use your recommended approach for updates?
It doesn't matter how you update. You can use the Install from Web or download directly from our downloads page below then install. Both will update fine.
www.joomlapolis.com/downloads
Recommend using whichever method is most convenient for you. It will show "Already Installed" if it's installed and there are no updates available.
Moving on, I saw no "Update Al"l buttons until I looked at the final Presets section. I clicked there and got the following error.
Update All only displays if you actually have updates available. Click where? What Preset were you trying to install?
Scrolling through, I also noticed that we have a CBSubs Packager. Is there a special approach for this (obviously we are already a licenced CBSubs user)?
CBSubs Package Builder is just an integration for CB Package Builder. You don't need that unless you intend to use CB Package Builder and want to limit access to a package based off subscription. The description of that download should've explained this; please let us know if the description was unclear.
Finally, I often install CB items we are not actually wanting to use yet, such as CB Gallery or Group JIve or CBSubs Folder acces. I do this to remind us when we are working on our site, that these features are available. I don't always publish them if they seem very unlikely to be required in the foreseeable future. But they are installed. Would you recommend we don't do this, and more important, how will this relate to future updates via the packagers? At the moment, none of these plugins come up as "already installed" and yet are not the latest versions either... So is there something else we must do to synchronise everything, so we can benefit fully from the "CB(Subs)-Packager" methods.
I do not recommend installing something you do not need. It's needless waste of resources. Suggest using other means of tracking potential feature additions to your site.
To keep your install up to date all you need to do is login to Joomlapolis to ensure you've an active session. Next go to CB > Plugin Management > Install New Plugin > Install from Web > Updates and click Update All every now and again to update your install. If you don't see the Updates category then your install is up to date. This only applies to our products. You will need to update 3rd party plugins by whatever means that plugin provides for updating (typically just manually).
krileon
