Install a Feature in SharePoint

Solution: Use the Install-SPFeature cmdlet with the -Path parameter.

The Install-SPFeature cmdlet enables you to install a feature that already has been copied or deployed to the SharePoint environment. The feature files should reside within a folder under the 14TEMPLATEFEATURES location of the SharePoint servers. The folder that contains the feature files is used as the -Path parameter with the Install-SPFeature cmdlet, as shown in Listing 9.24.

Listing 9.24. Sample Script for Installing a Feature

Install-SPFeature -Path "CustomFeature" -Force

The -Force switch parameter forces the installation and does not produce any errors if the feature has already been installed.