How do I install a specific version of an IDEA plugin?

Question

I have experienced problems since moving to the latest version of one of the IDEA plugins I use. I can download ZIP files of previous versions of the plugin from their website but I can't find any installation instructions for how to manually install a specific version of a plugin.

Anyone know how to do this?

Answer 1

Think you can simple drop the jar in the plugins directory:

idea.plugins.path=${user.home}/.IntelliJIdea80/config/plugins

On Windows:

idea.plugins.path=%USERPROFILE%\.IntelliJIdea80\config\plugins

Answer 2

If you are on Mac, it would be:

~/Library/Application Support/IntelliJIDEA80