How To Install Any WordPress Plugin This tutorial will guide you through the steps on how to install any WordPress Plugin. www.carolineblim.com copyright 2017

1. HOW TO INSTALL ANY WORDPRESS PLUGIN

2. Log in to your WordPress Admin account

3. www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/

4. This WordPress Login screen will appear

5. Enter ‘Username or Email Address’

6. Enter ‘Password’

7. Click ‘Log in’ button

8. The WordPress Dashboard screen will appear

9. ‘WordPress Dashboard’

10. Locate ‘Plugins’

11. ‘Plugins’

12. Hover your mouse over ‘Plugins’

13. These options will appear

14. Select ‘Add New’

15. ‘Add New’

16. This screen will appear

17. Now, there are 2 ways to install any plugin

18. #1 - Install Plugin from the
WordPress Plugin Directory

19. And

20. #2 - Upload Plugin

21. ‘Upload Plugin’ is applicable if the plugin
is located outside of WordPress

22. Let us try #1

23. Go back to this screen

24. Here are some of the Plugins available in the WP Plugin Directory

25. If the Plugin is not
readily available on the screen

26. Use the ‘Search’ field to locate the Plugin

27. ‘Search’ field

28. Let us try searching for a Plugin

29. Example:
‘WP Maintenance Mode’

30. Type on the ‘Search’ field the
name or keyword representing the Plugin

31. ‘WP Maintenance…’

32. Different Plugins will appear

33. Scroll down

34. Locate
‘WP Maintenance Mode’

35. ‘WP Maintenance Mode’

36. Check the compatibility of the
Plugin with your WordPress version

37. Compatibility check area

38. Click ‘Install Now’

39. ‘Install Now’ button

40. Installing…

41. Then click ‘Activate’

42. ‘Activate’ button

43. You will be brought to this screen

44. This is where all installed
Plugins are listed

45. Scroll down

46. As you scroll down

47. You will see a message stating that
the Plugin is now activated

48. ‘Plugin activated’ status

49. Locate the installed
‘WP Maintenance Mode’

50. Here is the installed ‘WP Maintenance Mode’

51. Now, let us try #2

52. Go back to this screen

53. Locate the ‘Upload Plugin’ button

54. ‘Upload Plugin’ button

55. Click ‘Upload Plugin’ button

56. This screen will appear

57. Let us start uploading the Plugin

58. Locate the ‘Choose File’ button

59. ‘Choose File’ button

60. Click ‘Choose File’ button

61. A screen will appear

62. You may have a different screen

63. No need to worry

64. You just need to locate where
the Plugin is saved in your computer

65. In my case, it is in the ‘Downloads’ folder

66. ‘Downloads’ folder

67. Identify the Plugin you want to upload

68. In this tutorial, I will be using
‘Thrive Ultimatum’ as an example

69. ‘Thrive Ultimatum’ Plugin

70. You may use or have a
different Plugin to upload

71. Next, we locate the ‘Open’ button

72. ‘Open’ button

73. While the Plugin is selected

74. Click ‘Open’ button

75. Notice that the Plugin gets uploaded

76. Uploaded Plugin

77. Click ‘Install Now’

78. ‘Install Now’ button

79. Upload status will be shown

80. ‘Upload status’

81. Click ‘Activate Plugin’

82. ‘Activate Plugin’ button

83. You will be brought to this screen

84. This is where all installed
Plugins are listed

85. Scroll down

86. As you scroll down

87. You will see a message stating that
the Plugin is now activated

88. ‘Plugin activated’ status

89. Continue scrolling down

90. And locate the installed
Thrive Ultimatum Plugin

91. Here now is the Installed ‘Thrive Ultimatum’ Plugin