How To Install Plugins with Wordpress
Posted on September 15, 2007
One of the many great features available in WordPress are plugins. Plugins add a lot of great functionality to the WordPress application. On a previous post titled Must have Wordpress Plugins I listed some plugins you should consider installing. Today I’d like to give a few step by step instructions on how to go about installing plugins in WordPress.
The first step would be to locate the plugin you are interested in. A good starting point would be the official WordPress plugin directory. After finding the plugin you will need to download, extract, then upload it to your plugin directory. The path should look something like wp-content > plugins.
Once the plugin has been uploaded, open your WordPress admin area and click on the plugin link. This will show you all the plugins you have installed in WordPress. Find the plugin you installed and click the activate link. Once the plugin has been activated you may have other configuration steps. You will simply need to follow the directions. 
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