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1. #HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL WORDPRESS PLUGINS HOW TO#
2. #HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL WORDPRESS PLUGINS ZIP#

#HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL WORDPRESS PLUGINS ZIP#

zip version of the plugin to your computer. Then click on the “Download Version xx” button. You can search for the plugin and then click into it. The first step is to go to the WordPress repository and manually download the plugin.

#HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL WORDPRESS PLUGINS HOW TO#

You can refer to your provider’s documentation on how to connect to your site via SFTP. Depending upon who you host with the instructions will vary. You can see our tutorial here on how to connect via SFTP. In this example, we will be using the free Filezilla FTP client to upload the Yoast SEO plugin to our WordPress website. The 2nd way to install WordPress plugins is to do it manually via SFTP (secure FTP). How to Install WordPress Plugins via SFTP For example, with the Yoast SEO plugin we now have an “SEO” menu in which we can now dig into the settings of the plugin. Most plugins, especially the bigger ones will have an options menu that might appear on the left-hand side of your WordPress dashboard. Then click on “Activate.” Activate WordPress pluginĪnd that is it! Your plugin is now installed, activated, and ready to use. Then click on “Install Now.” Add plugin in WordPress dashboard You can also browse the featured, popular, and recommended plugins. The first thing you do is under the plugins section of your WordPress dashboard click on “Add New.” You can then search for the plugin you want to install. Installing a WordPress plugin from within your dashboard is one of the easiest ways to get a plugin up and running fast. How to Install WordPress Plugins via Dashboard Install via WordPress Dashboard (easy/beginner)ġ.

In these following examples, we are going to use the popular free Yoast SEO plugin, which is currently installed on more than 1 million WordPress sites. This includes searching from within your WordPress dashboard, manually uploading a plugin via SFTP, and installing a plugin via WP-CLI.

Today we will be diving into three different methods on how to install WordPress plugins on your website. This includes easy ways for beginners and more advanced methods for those with a little more experience under their belt, like WordPress developers. Installing WordPress plugins might seem trivial to some, but we want to cover all the different ways you can go about doing this.