What is WordPress plugin? And Basic role of WordPress plugin
WordPress plugin is small software that must be available in zip file format. You can extend functionality of your WordPress website after installing it. You want to install plugin from dashboard without extract else using FTP, you must have to extract it.
Ex: basic WordPress plugins are available for SEO, Spell checker, XML, Comment, image and many more.
Ways of install WordPress plugins
1. Using WordPress dashboard (Recommended it first, personally)2. FTP
Install WordPress plugins – Using WordPress dashboard
Step 1Open your WordPress dashboard with your username and password. After logged, you can manage your WordPress blog functionality and customization. One of them is install WordPress plugins.
Step 2
From the left side of your screen select plugins. Under the plugins option you can see sub options.
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1 Open plugins screen to add new plugin |
2. Add New: in this option you can add or install new plugins directly in WordPress website.
But there are many ways to find appropriate plugins as of your decision.
From their most popular search options are,
• Search in text box with plugin name and keyword
• Direct search from cloud label at bottom of the page
• Find with most popular, Upload, Featured, Favorites, newest link at top of the page
Here I am finding WordPress plugin for SEO, after click on search Plugins your result should be given in below.
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2 Search With name of plugin |
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3 Search result of wordpress plugin |
To install selected plugin, click on install now link given there,
After click on install now link, you can see the message for verification.
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4 verification message before install wordpress plugins |
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5 Activate plugins screen |
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6 Recently Installed Plugins Screen in your dashboard |
From installed plugins screen, you can uninstall or deactivate to remove plugins from your WordPress website.
Install WordPress plugins – Using FTP
For technical person WordPress plugin install using FTP is very easy job. For that you have to simply download plugin file (zip file format).Step 1
Extract this ZIP file and convert it into folder.
Step 2
Upload whole folder under /wp-content/plugins/ using FTP.
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7 Install plugin using FTP - Wordpress |
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8 Installed plugin using FTP - Wordpress |
Now simply activate it.
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9 Activate plugin after uploaded through FTP |
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