Installing WordPress plugins
To install plugins for your WordPress site using the WordPress Toolkit, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- In the DOMAINS section of the cPanel home screen, click WordPress Toolkit.
The WordPress Toolkit page appears with a list of installed WordPress sites. In a site list entry, click the Plugins tab.
A list of installed plugins for the site appears. - To install a new plugin on the site, click Install. A list of plugins appears.
- Select a plugin, and then click Install.
- You can use the search box and Filter sidebar options to refine the list and search for a specific plugin.
- At the top right corner of the Plugins and Themes dialog box, click the X icon. To manage your installed plugins, see the procedure below.
Managing WordPress plugins
To manage plugins that you have installed using the WordPress Toolkit, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel. If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
- In the DOMAINS section of the cPanel home screen, click WordPress Toolkit.
The WordPress Toolkit page appears with a list of installed WordPress sites. In a site list entry, click the Plugins tab.
A list of installed plugins for the site appears with several options:
WordPress Toolkit - Plugins - Options
To manage installed plugins from the WordPress dashboard, click Manage in WordPress.
To enable or disable a plugin, click the slider in the State column.
If there are updates available for a plugin, click Updates, select the plugin, and then click Update to update it.
To remove (uninstall) a plugin, click the trash can icon. Alternatively, you can remove multiple plugins at once by selecting the check boxes, and then clicking Remove.
