How to manually install wordpress plugins?

Lordsith · 2020-02-28T08:33:30+00:00

Requirements Some unzipping archive tool (WinRAR, 7zip, Jzip, etc.) as 99% of the uploads are archived to lessen the size and keep files in one piece. FTP or cPanel (as it is widely used) to your server, or if you are doing it locally then you can skip this step. A bit of knowledge about WordPress. Installation Go to your root folder of the WordPress installation. Unzip the plugin files. Connect to your site’s server using FTP. Navigate to the /wp-content/plugins directory. Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins directory on your web server. Go to the Dashboard’s Plugins page and you see the new plugin listed. If a mistake is made, delete all the newly uploaded files and repeat the procedure again. Additional information Some plugins such as Elementor Pro requires from users to first install the free version of the plugin and afterward to install a pro version. The process is the same as explained above, just you have to do it two times from the provided files (first move the free version and install, afterward a pro version). If you have any questions, ask below

Posted February 28, 20204 yr

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Requirements

Some unzipping archive tool (WinRAR, 7zip, Jzip, etc.) as 99% of the uploads are archived to lessen the size and keep files in one piece.
FTP or cPanel (as it is widely used) to your server, or if you are doing it locally then you can skip this step.
A bit of knowledge about WordPress.

Installation

Go to your root folder of the WordPress installation.
Unzip the plugin files.
Connect to your site’s server using FTP.
Navigate to the /wp-content/plugins directory.
Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins directory on your web server.
Go to the Dashboard’s Plugins page and you see the new plugin listed. If a mistake is made, delete all the newly uploaded files and repeat the procedure again.

Additional information

Some plugins such as Elementor Pro requires from users to first install the free version of the plugin and afterward to install a pro version.
The process is the same as explained above, just you have to do it two times from the provided files (first move the free version and install, afterward a pro version).

If you have any questions, ask below

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