How to Manually Install a Plugin in WordPress?
The automatic installation of a plugin is easy, and you can also install on manually. It will involve manually downloading a plugin, uploading and activating it.
Make sure you already downloaded a zip file of the plugin to your desktop.
Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse over Plugins and click on Add New.
![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/wp-plugin-add-new-menu.gif)
Click on Upload Plugin and then on Browse. Chose your plugins zip file and then click on Install Now.
![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/wp-plugin-manual-browse-install.gif)
Click on Activate Plugin.
![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/wp-activate-manual-plugin.gif)
Note: The newly activated plugin will show in the sidebar menu. If a setup of the plugin is required, it will show an option to complete it.
Make sure you already downloaded a zip file of the plugin to your desktop.
Here's how to manually install a plugin in WordPress
Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse over Plugins and click on Add New.
![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/wp-plugin-add-new-menu.gif)
Click on Upload Plugin and then on Browse. Chose your plugins zip file and then click on Install Now.
![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/wp-plugin-manual-browse-install.gif)
Click on Activate Plugin.
![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/wp-activate-manual-plugin.gif)
Note: The newly activated plugin will show in the sidebar menu. If a setup of the plugin is required, it will show an option to complete it.
Updated on: 14/02/2023
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