3 Easy Ways For Beginners To Install A WordPress Plugin

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3 Easy Ways For Beginners To Install A WordPress
Plugin
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1. Find And Install A Plugin Through The Search
Feature
We will start by showing you how to find and
install a plugin in the easiest possible manner.
WordPress plugin development has ensured that you
can find at least one tool for almost every
possible functionality. Most of these solutions
are available for free and the method we are
going to discuss is ideal for installing an
open-source plugin.
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i. Use Search to Find A Plugin
First, log in to the admin dashboard of your
websites installation. Then locate the Plugins
option in the menu on the left-hand side and
hover your cursor over it. You must now click on
the Add New option. You will see a search box on
the screen which now opens. In case, you are
finding it difficult to locate the field, use the
image given here as a reference. You can
locate a tool by typing its name or by entering
its functionality in the box. Once you press
enter, you will be presented with a list of
search results. Locate a product which suits your
purpose and move to the next step.
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Use Search to Find A Plugin(cont..)
You can locate a tool by typing its name or by
entering its functionality in the box. Once you
press enter, you will be presented with a list of
search results. Locate a product which suits your
purpose and move to the next step.
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ii. Install And Activate The Plugin
The Install Now link is visible with all the
plugins displayed in the search results. Hit the
link against the tool which you want to install.
As soon as the installation of the file is
complete, the link will change to Activate. Hit
the button to activate the tool and its
functionality to your interface.
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2. Upload A Plugin Through The Dashboard
Many professional developers and agencies create
plugins that are available for specified fees.
These products are not displayed in the official
plugin directory and can be purchased through the
websites of the developers. In case, you want to
upload such a tool on your interface, then you
must use the following process. i. Download A
Plugin From Another Source The first step is to
download the plugins files to your system. As
mentioned before, these products are available on
third-party websites and once you pay the
subscription fee, you will be able to download
the software in a compressed format on to your
system.
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ii. Upload The Plugin Through The Relevant Link
Now log in to your admin dashboard. Just as we
did in the previous method click on the Add New
option after hovering the cursor over Plugins.
However, this time, instead of using the search
box, press the Upload Plugin link on top of the
screen.
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ii. Upload The Plugin Through The Relevant
Link(cont..)
You will now be directed to another page where
you will need to upload your plugins file. You
can do this by clicking the Choose file link and
then selecting the file you downloaded in Step
1. The tool will now be installed on your
website and a success message will be displayed.
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3. Use FTP to Manually Install A Plugin
This method to manually install a WordPress
plugin must be avoided by beginners at first
because of its technical nature. It is being
provided only for enhancing your knowledge. In
case, you want to try it out do so with the help
of an expert. i. Download The Plugin Files First
of all, you will need to download the files of a
plugin to your system. This can be done by using
the process explained in the previous method. You
will download a compressed ZIP file to your
computer. ii. Extract The Compressed File In
the previous method, we uploaded the ZIP file on
to our website. However, here we will need to
extract the compressed file before uploading it.
Extract the compressed file to your system before
proceeding to the next step.
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3. Use FTP to Manually Install A Plugin(cont..)
This method to manually install a WordPress
plugin must be avoided by beginners at first
because of its technical nature. It is being
provided only for enhancing your knowledge. In
case, you want to try it out do so with the help
of an expert. i. Download The Plugin Files First
of all, you will need to download the files of a
plugin to your system. This can be done by using
the process explained in the previous method. You
will download a compressed ZIP file to your
computer. ii. Extract The Compressed File In
the previous method, we uploaded the ZIP file on
to our website. However, here we will need to
extract the compressed file before uploading it.
Extract the compressed file to your system before
proceeding to the next step.
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iii. Connect To Your Website Through FTP
Now you will need to connect to your website
through FTP. This can be done by using your FTP
username and password which would have been
provided by your hosting service. Use the
information to log in to your website through an
FTP client. Now you must use the following path
to access the relevant folder /wp-content/plugin
s/ The file that was extracted just now will
need to be uploaded to the wp-content/plugins
folder. Save the folder after uploading. When you
visit your admin dashboard, you will now see the
tool listed in the Plugins section.
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