Here we show how easy installs WordPress plugins in your website.
We have two methods one From WordPress org hosting in your site admin area and second Install form plugin zip file.
- From WordPress org hosting in admin area
- Install plugin zip files
(1) From WordPress org hosting in admin area
Login to your website admin.
Go to Plugins
Click add new buttons
You can search your plugins in search bar
You can see all free plugins matching your keyword. These all plugins are free open source and hosted on wp org. You can install and test plugins. Most free plugins are develop by developer as free and has limited features.
(2) Install plugin zip files
Most premium and paid plugins are available as zip files as digital products. When you buy and WordPress plugin or theme are available as zip file you can also download the plugin as zip file form WordPress org if you are buying from any other website it will work the same for all zip files.
First download zip file from WordPress org
Go to WordPress org plugins page
Search your plugin with key word
Go to plugin detail page
and download it
Install from zip plugin file
Most step for install from zip file are same
Goto your add new plugin page in your wp admin area
Click to upload plugin button from top you can see file selection
Select your downloaded plugin zip file
Click install now
This will install zip file plugin and you can see page like this activate plugin.
If you see this type of popup it you need to provide your FTP credential
You can set setting in your wp-config.php file to avoid this popup and make upload process direct
Add this line in your wp-config.php file
define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');