Install Plugins
Installing WordPress Plugins (Extensions)
3 methods for installing a WordPress plugin:
- Automatically Through WordPress – Easiest!!
- Manually upload plugin thru WordPress
- Manually upload plugin using FTP
To install a NEW plugin in WordPress:
Dashboard > Plugins > Add New > Search by keyword > Install Now > Activate plugin > Adjust Settings
To install a NEW plugin manually thru WordPress:
Dashboard > Plugins > Add New > Upload > Select a .zip file from your personal computer’s hard drive > Install Now > Activate plugin > Adjust Settings
To install a NEW plugin using FTP:
Unzip the .zip file on your computer’s hard drive (may require a program such as Winzip)
Using an FTP program such as FileZilla, upload the plugin files & folders to your server’s /Wordpress/wp-content/plugin/ folder
Then:
Dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins > Activate plugin > Adjust Settings
To find popular Plugins
To browse and review some popular free plugins at WordPress.org, go to “Free Plugins“, in our website’s NavBar (along the top of this website)
To search all 17,440 plugins at WordPress.org,
Click here!