{"id":22897,"date":"2024-01-14T15:38:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T09:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=22897"},"modified":"2024-04-28T11:31:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T05:31:48","password":"","slug":"how-to-install-the-wp-plugin-manager","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/docs\/how-to-install-the-wp-plugin-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install the WP Plugin Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installation and Activation Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Streamline the installation process with our user-friendly guide. Follow these step-by-step instructions to seamlessly integrate the plugin into your WordPress platform, enhancing your website's functionality and performance effortlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Manual Installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To manually install WP Plugin Manager, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Download the Plugin Zip File:<\/strong> Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-plugin-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/just-tables\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">WP Plugin Manager<\/mark><\/a> and download the <a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/wp-plugin-manager.zip\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/just-tables.zip\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">plugin zip<\/mark><\/a> file to your local machine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Log in to Your WordPress Admin Dashboard:<\/strong> Navigate to your WordPress admin dashboard and go to the \u201c<strong>Plugins<\/strong>\u201d section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Click on \u201cAdd New\u201d:<\/strong> In the Plugins section, click the \u201c<strong>Add New<\/strong>\u201d button at the top of the page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Upload the Plugin:<\/strong> Click the \u201c<strong>Upload Plugin<\/strong>\u201d button. Select the WP Plugin Manager plugin zip file you downloaded and click \u201c<strong>Install Now<\/strong>.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activate the Plugin:<\/strong> After the installation is complete, click \u201c<strong>Activate Plugin<\/strong>\u201d to activate WP Plugin Manager on your WooCommerce store.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-instalation-1024x430.png\" alt=\"Install WP Plugin Manager\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-22900\" style=\"border-color:#fafafa;border-width:8px;border-radius:8px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-instalation-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-instalation-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-instalation-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-instalation-1536x645.png 1536w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-instalation-360x151.png 360w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-instalation.png 1901w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Installing the plugin manually<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-plugin-active-1024x488.png\" alt=\"Click on the Activate Plugin\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-22901\" style=\"border-color:#fafafa;border-width:8px;border-radius:8px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-plugin-active-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-plugin-active-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-plugin-active-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-plugin-active-360x172.png 360w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manual-plugin-active.png 1463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Activating the plugin<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Installing from WordPress Directory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To install WP Plugin Manager from the WordPress plugin directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to your WordPress dashboard and access the &#8220;<strong>Plugins<\/strong>&#8221; menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inside the &#8220;<strong>Plugins<\/strong>&#8221; menu, select the &#8220;<strong>Add New<\/strong>&#8221; submenu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the search bar, input &#8220;<strong>WP Plugin Manager &#8211; Deactivate plugins per page<\/strong>&#8221; and hit Enter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the &#8220;<strong><em>WP Plugin Manager &#8211; Deactivate plugins per page<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; plugin in the search results and click on the &#8220;<strong>Install Now<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the plugin is successfully installed, click on the &#8220;<strong>Activate<\/strong>&#8221; button to activate it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wordpress-directory-search-1024x495.png\" alt=\"Click on the install now\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-22902\" style=\"border-color:#fafafa;border-width:8px;border-radius:8px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wordpress-directory-search-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wordpress-directory-search-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wordpress-directory-search-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wordpress-directory-search-1536x743.png 1536w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wordpress-directory-search-360x174.png 360w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wordpress-directory-search.png 1898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Installing the plugin from WP.org<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wp-directory-activate-1024x494.png\" alt=\"Activate the plugin\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-22903\" style=\"border-color:#fafafa;border-width:8px;border-radius:8px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wp-directory-activate-1024x494.png 1024w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wp-directory-activate-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wp-directory-activate-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wp-directory-activate-1536x741.png 1536w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wp-directory-activate-360x174.png 360w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wp-directory-activate.png 1893w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Activating the plugin<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Install the Plugin Using FTP Client<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To install WP Plugin Manager using an FTP client, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Download the Plugin Zip File:<\/strong> Visit the official <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-plugin-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/just-tables\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">WP Plugin Manager plugin page<\/mark><\/a> and download the <a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/wp-plugin-manager.zip\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/just-tables.zip\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">plugin zip<\/mark><\/a> file to your local machine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extract the Plugin Folder:<\/strong> Extract the downloaded zip file to obtain the WP Plugin Manager plugin folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connect to Your Server via FTP:<\/strong> Use an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla, WinSCP, Cyberduck, etc) to connect to your web server.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Upload the Plugin Folder:<\/strong> Navigate to the wp-content\/plugins\/ directory on your server and upload the WP Plugin Manager plugin folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activate the Plugin:<\/strong> Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard, go to the \u201c<strong>Plugins<\/strong>&#8221; section, and find WP Plugin Manager. Click \u201c<strong>Activate<\/strong>\u201d to activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtachlt-ftp-install.png\" alt=\"Install the Plugin Using FTP Client\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-20739\" style=\"border-color:#fafafa;border-width:8px;border-radius:8px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtachlt-ftp-install.png 1024w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtachlt-ftp-install-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtachlt-ftp-install-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtachlt-ftp-install-360x186.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>FileZilla FTP Client<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/plugin-overview-1024x467.png\" alt=\"Plugin menu added upon activation\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-22904\" style=\"border-color:#fafafa;border-width:8px;border-radius:8px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/plugin-overview-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/plugin-overview-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/plugin-overview-768x350.png 768w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/plugin-overview-1536x701.png 1536w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/plugin-overview-360x164.png 360w, https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/plugin-overview.png 1903w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Plugin menu added upon activation<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon activation, a new menu labelled &#8220;Plugin Manager&#8221; will appear in your WordPress dashboard, granting you access to the plugin's features and settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">System Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WordPress 5.0 or Higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHP version 7.2 or greater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MySQL version 5.6 or greater OR MariaDB version 10.0 or greater<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/requirements\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Reference<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended PHP Configuration Limits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many issues that you may run into such as: white screen, demo content fails when importing, empty page content and other similar issues are all related to low PHP configuration limits. 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