Plugins are used to extend your WordPress site functionality and take it to the next level. There are 3 ways of installing WordPress plugins. We will cover all 3 of them in this post, so lets begin.
Plugin Search:
- Login to your WordPress admin panel.
- Navigate to
Plugins > Add New
. - Type the name of plugin in search bar and click
Install Now
. - Click
Activate
after the plugin has been installed.
Note: This way you can only install free plugins from WordPress Plugins Directory.
Plugin Upload:
- Login to your WordPress admin panel.
- Navigate to
Plugins > Add New
and clickUpload Plugin
. - Choose your plugin .zip file from your pc and click
Install Now
. - Click
Activate
once the plugin is installed.
Note: Using this method you can also install premium plugins that are not available at WordPress Plugins Directory.
Plugin FTP Upload:
- Extract the plugin from zip.
- Upload it via FTP to
wp-content > plugins
folder. You can check out our post on how to upload files via FTP.
Note: Using FTP upload you can also install premium plugins that are not available at WordPress Plugins Directory.
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