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How to Install and Activate a plugin to a WordPress Website

How to Install and Activate a plugin to a WordPress Website

by Shatela Hamza / Tuesday, 12 December 2017 / Published in Course, How To's
Install WordPress plugin

3 Simple Ways to Install WordPress Plugins *WordPress version 4.9.8 and above

WordPress is a powerful web publishing and Content Management System, but it can’t provide you with customized website features like a developer would. Fortunately, WordPress was designed to be extended by plugins — modular programs that add different functionalities to your site. There are a huge number of plugins available in the market that add new features to WordPress. There are plugins to block spam, publish podcasts, and speed up your WordPress site. If you have some specific need that isn’t accommodated by WordPress out of the box, chances are there’s a plugin to meet your needs. This video shows you how to find, install, and activate WordPress plugins.

The easiest and fastest ways to Install WordPress plugin

  1. Login as an WP Dashboard
  2. Go toSite administration > Plugins > Add new
  3. Click the Add new button
  4. Search for the plugin you would like to install, click the Install button then click Continue
  5. Confirm the installation
  6. Activate your plugin and customize it

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Installing WordPress plugin through FTP

  1. Download the plugin to your desktop
  2. Start your FileZilla
  3. Navigate to your root directory > Public_html > wp-content > Plugins
  4. Upload the plugin to the folder
  5. Login as an admin and go to Site administration > Plugins
  6. Click the Installed plugins button
  7. Search for the plugin you uploaded
  8. Activate your plugin and customize it

Installing WordPress plugin through File Manager

  1. Download the plugin to your desktop
  2. Sign into your Cpanel https://yourdomain.com:2083
  3. Navigate to File > File Manager
  4. Click on File Manager tab
  5. Navigate to your root directory > Public_html > wp-content > Plugins
  6. Upload the plugin to the folder
  7. Login as an admin and go to Site administration > Plugins
  8. Click the Installed plugins button
  9. Search for the plugin you uploaded
  10. Activate your plugin and customize it

 

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Hamza Shatela is a front-end designer and online business developer with over a decade of digital marketing experience. As the founder of Slide Sigma, Hamza has worked with a series of professionals within the Medical, Financial, Non-Profit, Wedding and Entertainment industries.

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