Activate Core Fediverse Plugins

Overview

Activate the core Fediverse plugins so the site can actually publish, receive, and process Fediverse activity. This turns the installed package into a working federation setup instead of a dormant set of extension files.

This step matters because the Fediverse component depends on several separate Joomla plugin types. System hooks expose discovery endpoints, the task plugin registers worker jobs, the content plugins handle publishing and shortcodes, and the user plugin provisions local actors from Joomla users. If one of these plugins stays disabled, later setup steps will fail in ways that are easy to misread as general configuration problems.

After you complete this procedure, the core plugin checks on the dashboard should pass and the rest of the setup flow can continue normally.

Before you begin

You need Joomla Administrator access with permission to manage plugins.
The Joomla Fediverse package must already be installed.
If another administrator is also configuring the site, make sure you do not change unrelated plugin states accidentally while filtering the list.

Steps

Open the Joomla administrator backend.
Go to System -> Plugins.
Search for fediverse so Joomla shows only the related plugins.
Enable each required plugin if it is currently disabled.
- System - Fediverse - Enables the system-level integration points, including the discovery and routing behavior the component depends on.
- Task - Fediverse - Registers the scheduler task types used for inbound processing, outbound delivery, cleanup, and key rotation.
- Content - Fediverse - Connects Joomla content publishing to the outbound federation pipeline.
- Content - Fediverse Tags - Renders the Fediverse shortcodes inside article content.
- User - Fediverse - Provisions and syncs local actors from Joomla user records.
Confirm each required plugin now shows the enabled or published state in the plugin list.
Open Components -> Fediverse -> Dashboard.

Check your result

The Core Plugins diagnostics check on the dashboard shows a passing state.
Creating or resaving a Joomla user can now provision a local actor.
The scheduler task configuration screens now show the Fediverse task types.

Troubleshooting

A required plugin is missing from the list

Likely cause: The package installation did not complete correctly or Joomla has not refreshed the extension list.
Solution: Reinstall the Joomla Fediverse package and search for fediverse again in the plugin manager.

A plugin cannot be enabled

Likely cause: Your administrator account does not have permission to manage plugins, or the extension is in an invalid state.
Solution: Verify your Joomla permissions first. If permissions are correct, reopen the extension manager and confirm the plugin is installed properly.

The dashboard still reports a plugin problem after enabling everything

Likely cause: One of the required plugins was missed, or the page is still showing older state.
Solution: Refresh the dashboard, return to the plugin list, and confirm that all five required Fediverse plugins are enabled.