How To Install Any WordPress Plugin - carolineblim.com
- 1. HOW TO INSTALL ANY WORDPRESS PLUGIN
- 2. Log in to your WordPress Admin account
- 4. This WordPress Login screen will appear
- 5. Enter ‘Username or Email Address’
- 7. Click ‘Log in’ button
- 8. The WordPress Dashboard screen will appear
- 10. Locate ‘Plugins’
- 11. ‘Plugins’
- 12. Hover your mouse over ‘Plugins’
- 13. These options will appear
- 14. Select ‘Add New’
- 15. ‘Add New’
- 16. This screen will appear
- 17. Now, there are 2 ways to install any plugin
- 18. #1 - Install Plugin from the WordPress Plugin Directory
- 19. And
- 20. #2 - Upload Plugin
- 21. ‘Upload Plugin’ is applicable if the plugin is located outside of WordPress
- 22. Let us try #1
- 23. Go back to this screen
- 24. Here are some of the Plugins available in the WP Plugin Directory
- 25. If the Plugin is not readily available on the screen
- 26. Use the ‘Search’ field to locate the Plugin
- 27. ‘Search’ field
- 28. Let us try searching for a Plugin
- 30. Type on the ‘Search’ field the name or keyword representing the Plugin
- 32. Different Plugins will appear
- 33. Scroll down
- 36. Check the compatibility of the Plugin with your WordPress version
- 40. Installing…
- 43. You will be brought to this screen
- 44. This is where all installed Plugins are listed
- 45. Scroll down
- 46. As you scroll down
- 47. You will see a message stating that the Plugin is now activated
- 49. Locate the installed ‘WP Maintenance Mode’
- 50. Here is the installed ‘WP Maintenance Mode’
- 51. Now, let us try #2
- 52. Go back to this screen
- 53. Locate the ‘Upload Plugin’ button
- 55. Click ‘Upload Plugin’ button
- 56. This screen will appear
- 57. Let us start uploading the Plugin
- 58. Locate the ‘Choose File’ button
- 60. Click ‘Choose File’ button
- 61. A screen will appear
- 62. You may have a different screen
- 63. No need to worry
- 64. You just need to locate where the Plugin is saved in your computer
- 65. In my case, it is in the ‘Downloads’ folder
- 67. Identify the Plugin you want to upload
- 68. In this tutorial, I will be using ‘Thrive Ultimatum’ as an example
- 70. You may use or have a different Plugin to upload
- 71. Next, we locate the ‘Open’ button
- 72. ‘Open’ button
- 73. While the Plugin is selected
- 75. Notice that the Plugin gets uploaded
- 76. Uploaded Plugin
- 79. Upload status will be shown
- 80. ‘Upload status’
- 83. You will be brought to this screen
- 84. This is where all installed Plugins are listed
- 85. Scroll down
- 86. As you scroll down
- 87. You will see a message stating that the Plugin is now activated
- 90. And locate the installed Thrive Ultimatum Plugin
- 91. Here now is the Installed ‘Thrive Ultimatum’ Plugin