The automatic installation of a plugin is easy and straightforward. However, you can also install it manually. This involves manually downloading a plugin, uploading it, and activating it.

Make sure you have already downloaded a zip file of the plugin to your desktop.

  1. Log in to the WordPress dashboard.
  2. From the Dashboard menu, go to Plugins and click Add New.
    WordPress dashboard: Plugins, Add New
  3. Click Upload Plugin and then Browse. Choose your plugin's zip file and click Install Now.
    Upload and install plugin
  4. Click Activate Plugin.
    Activate plugin

Note: After activating a plugin, a new menu for that plugin is added to the Dashboard menu.

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