Before following the steps listed below, you should already have a plugin downloaded to your computer.
Step 1: Go to Plugins -> Add New
Step 2: On top of the page, click “Upload Plugin” button. If you have a plugin in a .zip format, click on “Choose File.”
Step 3: Select the .zip file from your computer, Click “Install Now” button. Wait for a few seconds for WordPress to complete the installation.
Step 4: Click on “Activate Plugin” button.
Method #3: Upload a plugin via FTP
This is another method that is very useful when you can not install a plugin using the WordPress dashboard.
You simply download the plugin from the WordPress plugin library, unzip it, and upload it to your WordPress plugin directory using FTP software.
You can use FileZilla which is free and available for all major operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux).
Step 1: Download and install FileZilla.
Step 2: Open the application, and connect to your site’s server using FTP.
Also Read: How to use FileZilla FTP client to connect Web server
Step 3: Navigate to WordPress directory (usually found in “www” or “public_html”) and open wp-content/plugins directory.
Step 4: Upload extracted plugin directly to plugins directory.
Step 5: Login to WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to “Installed Plugins” section.
Step 6: Find the new item on the list. Click the “Activate” button.
Conclusion
By finishing this tutorial you learned three different ways to install WordPress plugins. Go ahead and add new features to your WordPress site.
Customization possibilities are almost unlimited with thousands of free and premium WordPress plugins. If you have any issues regarding installing, activating, and deactivating plugins, let us know via the comments.
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