Quick Start

This walkthrough verifies that WbW-QGIS is running and can execute tools.

1. Enable Plugin

1. Start QGIS.
2. Open Plugin Manager.
3. Enable Whitebox Workflows.

2. Confirm Provider Availability

1. Open the Processing Toolbox.
2. Confirm Whitebox provider entries appear.
3. If tools are missing, trigger a discovery refresh from the plugin panel.

3. Run a First Tool

A common smoke test is a simple raster analysis tool with a small input file.

Recommended pattern:

1. Choose a small test raster.
2. Run a lightweight tool from the Whitebox provider.
3. Write output to a temporary file.
4. Load and inspect the output layer in QGIS.

4. Validate Results

• Confirm the output file exists.
• Confirm layer metadata and CRS are as expected.
• Confirm visual result is plausible for the input.

If any step fails, continue to the Troubleshooting chapter.