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How to Install a WordPress Plugin
I nstallation Step-by-Step Instruction
WordPress version: 4.8 *
Demo Plugin: Updater
* When using other versions some differences are possible to occur
** Screenshots were taken from a PC
How to Install a WordPress Plugin
This is an example of how you can install any BestWebSoft plugin right from
your Dashboard.
1.1. Log in to your site as an administrator.
1.2. Go to your D
ashboard and find the m
enu on your left.
1.3. Select ‘P
lugins’ =
> ‘Add New’.
1.4. Find the S
earch field.
1.5. Type the name of the necessary plugin and press ‘E
nter’
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
1.6. You will see a
list of plugins.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
1.7. Find the necessary plugin in the list. Please read the description carefully to be sure
you select the right one.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
1.8. Click ‘I nstall Now’.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
1.9. Then, you’ll see the button with the plugin installation process.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
1.10. Click ‘A
ctivate’ button.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
1.11. Voila - B
estWebSoft plugin i s activated! It will appear in the list of Installed Plugins.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
Please pay attention! When you activate Pro version, the free one will be deactivated
automatically. As a ll the functionality of the free version is available in Pro version, you can delete
the free one. There is no need in a basic (free) version.
2. Install WordPress plugin ZIP file via FTP
This is an example of how you can install any BestWebSoft plugin via your
Dashboard.
2.1. Go to wordpress.org and find the necessary BestWebSoft plugin (in our case it’s
Updater - https://wordpress.org/plugins/updater/), click ‘Download ( always the latest
one is available)
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
2.2. A pop-up window will suggest the place to save. Select Desktop and click ‘S
ave’:
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
2.3. Make sure that zip-file has appeared on your desktop.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
2.4. Extract the plugin folder to your desktop.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
2.5. Read through ’r eadme’ file thoroughly to ensure you follow the installation
instructions.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
2.6. With your FTP program upload the plugin’s folder to /wp-content/plugins/ folder in
your Wordpress directory online (as the example we used Updater plugin).
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
2.7. Find the plugins menu on your left and click ‘I nstalled Plugins’. You will see a list of
installed plugins.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
2.8. Find your plugin and click ‘A
ctivate’.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
2.9. Voila - B
estWebSoft plugin i s activated!
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
Please pay attention! When you activate Pro version, the free one will be deactivated
automatically. As all the functionality of the free version is available in Pro version, you can delete
the free one. There is no need in a basic (free) version.
This is an example of how you can install any BestWebSoft plugin.
This way of installation is preferable when you download the plugin folder by using a download link
(mostly in case with Pro versions). In this case you do not have to extract the folder with the plugin to your
desktop, it will be extracted automatically in your dashboard.
3.1. Make sure there is a plugin z ip-folder on your desktop.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
3.2. Go to your admin dashboard.
3.3. Click ‘ Plugins’ => Add New’.
3.4. Click ‘U
pload Plugin’ at the top of the page.
3.5. Click ‘C
hoose file’.
3.6. A pop-up window will ask you to choose the file. Select plugin zip-folder and click
‘Open’.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
3.7. Click ‘I nstall Now’.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
3.8. The resulting installation screen will list the installation as successful or note any
problems during the install.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
3.9. Click ‘A
ctivate Plugin’.
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
3.10. Voila - B
estWebSoft plugin is activated!
As the example we used Updater, but the instruction can be applied to any BestWebSoft plugin.
Please pay attention! When you activate Pro version, the free one will be deactivated
automatically. As all the functionality of the free version is available in Pro version, you can delete
the free one. There is no need in a basic (free) version.
4. How to disable banners on the Plugins page
4.1. As much as banners can be informative, you may want to close them.
4.2. To disable a plugin’s banner, hit the little cross in the top right corner.
4.3. That’s it! For the next month, you won’t see this banner on the Plugins page.
However, other plugin’s banners may still appear, so you if you want to disable those also,
you will have to manually close each one.
Please note that when you close any of the banners, your browser creates special cookies,
and they are not supposed to be displayed after that. Hence, if the banner you’ve disabled appears
sooner that it is expected, it is possible that cookies are disabled in your browser, or you have
cleared them. Therefore, to make sure you’ve disabled the banner correctly it is best that:
- you do not delete cookies;
- you always use the same browser (on the same computer).