Step 1: Create folder named with "WidShop" in plugin folder. Step 2: Extract plugin zip. Copy all folder like app, model etc from extracted zip and paste it on "WidShop" folder. Step 3: Copy these lines to app/Config/bootstrap.php CakePlugin::loadAll(); // Loads all plugins at once CakePlugin::load('WidShop'); Step 4: Copy these lines to app/Config/routes.php and remove all default Router Connection require App::pluginPath('WidShop'). DS . 'Config' .DS. "routes.php"; step 5: Copy it to app CONTROLLER public $helpers = array('Html', 'Session', 'Form', 'WidShop.Javascript', 'WidShop.Image'); Step 6: Change the setting as required on WidShop/Config/bootstrap.php Step 7: Import sql file step 8: Copy these lines to app/Config/core.php Configure::write('Routing.prefixes', array('admin'));