diff --git a/+matnwb/+extension/installExtension.m b/+matnwb/+extension/installExtension.m
index 48f30044..e349e673 100644
--- a/+matnwb/+extension/installExtension.m
+++ b/+matnwb/+extension/installExtension.m
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 function installExtension(extensionName)
+% installExtension - Install NWB extension from Neurodata Extensions Catalog
+%
+%   matnwb.extension.nwbInstallExtension(extensionNames) installs Neurodata 
+%   Without Borders (NWB) extensions to extend the functionality of the core 
+%   NWB schemas. 
+
     arguments
         extensionName (1,1) string
     end
@@ -55,12 +61,12 @@ function installExtension(extensionName)
     assert(...
         ~isempty(L), ...
         'NWB:InstallExtension:NamespaceNotFound', ...
-        'No namespace file was found for extension "%s"', extension.Identifier ...
+        'No namespace file was found for extension "%s"', extensionName ...
         )
     assert(...
         numel(L)==1, ...
         'NWB:InstallExtension:MultipleNamespacesFound', ...
-        'More than one namespace file was found for extension "%s"', extension.Identifier ...
+        'More than one namespace file was found for extension "%s"', extensionName ...
         )
     generateExtension( fullfile(L.folder, L.name) );
 end
diff --git a/nwbInstallExtension.m b/nwbInstallExtension.m
index 1c7d8516..61bf0f6a 100644
--- a/nwbInstallExtension.m
+++ b/nwbInstallExtension.m
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-function nwbInstallExtension(extensionName)
+function nwbInstallExtension(extensionNames)
 % nwbInstallExtension - Installs a specified NWB extension.
 %
-%   nwbInstallExtension(extensionName) installs a Neurodata Without Borders 
-%   (NWB) extension to extend the functionality of the core NWB schemas. 
-%   extensionName is a scalar string or a string array, containing the name
-%   of one or more extensions from the Neurodata Extesions Catalog
-%
 % Usage:
-%   nwbInstallExtension(extensionName)
+%   nwbInstallExtension(extensionNames) installs Neurodata Without Borders 
+%   (NWB) extensions to extend the functionality of the core NWB schemas. 
+%   extensionNames is a scalar string or a string array, containing the name
+%   of one or more extensions from the Neurodata Extensions Catalog
 %
 % Valid Extension Names:
 %  - "ndx-miniscope"
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ function nwbInstallExtension(extensionName)
 %   matnwb.extension.listExtensions, matnwb.extension.installExtension
 
     arguments
-        extensionName (1,:) string {mustBeMember(extensionName, [...
+        extensionNames (1,:) string {mustBeMember(extensionNames, [...
             "ndx-miniscope", ...
             "ndx-simulation-output", ...
             "ndx-ecog", ...
@@ -69,11 +67,13 @@ function nwbInstallExtension(extensionName)
             ] ...
         )} = []
     end
-    if isempty(extensionName)
+    if isempty(extensionNames)
         T = matnwb.extension.listExtensions();
         extensionList = join( compose("  %s", [T.name]), newline );
         error("Please specify the name of an extension. Available extensions:\n\n%s\n", extensionList)
     else
-        matnwb.extension.installExtension(extensionName)
+        for extensionName = extensionNames
+            matnwb.extension.installExtension(extensionName)
+        end
     end
 end
diff --git a/resources/function_templates/nwbInstallExtension.txt b/resources/function_templates/nwbInstallExtension.txt
index 2a7f22a8..14f090da 100644
--- a/resources/function_templates/nwbInstallExtension.txt
+++ b/resources/function_templates/nwbInstallExtension.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-function nwbInstallExtension(extensionName)
+function nwbInstallExtension(extensionNames)
 % nwbInstallExtension - Installs a specified NWB extension.
 %
-%   nwbInstallExtension(extensionName) installs a Neurodata Without Borders 
-%   (NWB) extension to extend the functionality of the core NWB schemas. 
-%   extensionName is a scalar string or a string array, containing the name
-%   of one or more extensions from the Neurodata Extesions Catalog
-%
 % Usage:
-%   nwbInstallExtension(extensionName)
+%   nwbInstallExtension(extensionNames) installs Neurodata Without Borders 
+%   (NWB) extensions to extend the functionality of the core NWB schemas. 
+%   extensionNames is a scalar string or a string array, containing the name
+%   of one or more extensions from the Neurodata Extensions Catalog
 %
 % Valid Extension Names:
 {{extensionNamesDoc}}
@@ -20,16 +18,18 @@ function nwbInstallExtension(extensionName)
 %   matnwb.extension.listExtensions, matnwb.extension.installExtension
 
     arguments
-        extensionName (1,:) string {mustBeMember(extensionName, [...
+        extensionNames (1,:) string {mustBeMember(extensionNames, [...
 {{extensionNames}} ...
             ] ...
         )} = []
     end
-    if isempty(extensionName)
+    if isempty(extensionNames)
         T = matnwb.extension.listExtensions();
         extensionList = join( compose("  %s", [T.name]), newline );
         error("Please specify the name of an extension. Available extensions:\n\n%s\n", extensionList)
     else
-        matnwb.extension.installExtension(extensionName)
+        for extensionName = extensionNames
+            matnwb.extension.installExtension(extensionName)
+        end
     end
 end