Can't install plugins after upgrading to Big Sur

[jeremyrh]

Using Affinity Photo 1.8.6  I just upgraded to Big Sur and tried to install pugins (Nik, in fact, but I didn't get that far)  

In Preferences.. I clicked Add to select a search folder, chose a folder, clicked OK and ...  nothing.  The folder name did not appear in the list of Plugin search folders.

What did I do wrong ?  😞

[v_kyr]

See:

• How to launch Nik Collection 3 by DxO and Nik Collection 2.5 by DxO plugins from Affinity Photo 1.8 (or higher)?

• [FAQ] How to configure plugins in Affinity Photo

[jeremyrh]

18 hours ago, jeremyrh said:

I clicked Add to select a search folder, chose a folder, clicked OK and ...  nothing.  The folder name did not appear in the list of Plugin search folders.

Thanks but my issue is as quoted here - when I "add" a folder, nothing happens. Is that expected behaviour? It seems odd!!

[v_kyr]

If you did the following as DxO told ...

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• In “Plugin Support Folder” click on Authorize Global and Authorize without selecting anything
• In “Detected Plugins” check the checkbox to “Allow “Unknown” plugins to be used”

... but nothing appears and happens, then it might be some Affinity Photo version 1.8.6 Big Sur related problem. - I don't use Big Sur (it's still too buggy) here therefor I can't test it and tell for that MacOS version.