{"id":1886,"date":"2020-09-16T18:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtono.com\/community\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2020-09-16T15:10:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T12:10:52","slug":"wordpress-tutorial-installing-wordpress-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virtono.com\/community\/tutorial-how-to\/wordpress-tutorial-installing-wordpress-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Tutorial -Installing WordPress Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This tutorial is a part of series of articles on WordPress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Understanding WordPress<\/a><\/li>
  2. Installing and Setting up WordPress on Virtono<\/a><\/li>
  3. Installing WordPress Manually<\/a><\/li>
  4. Navigating in WordPress Dashboard<\/a><\/li>
  5. Publishing Content<\/a><\/li>
  6. Installing WordPress Plugins<\/a><\/li>
  7. Installing WordPress Themes<\/a><\/li>
  8. Optimizing WordPress Performance<\/a><\/li>
  9. Keeping WordPress Secure<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If you have followed the previous tutorials I hope you have gotten yourself the trusted Virtono VPS either KVM VPS or a Cloud VPS. If not I highly suggest you get from right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The primary reason for WordPress plugins is to expand WordPress functionality. Simply by installing and activating a plugin you can include fresh features to WordPress site without the coding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There are thousands of totally free and paid plugins built for different purposes: from social media sharing to security. Therefore, you will surely look for a plugin that suits your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Installing WordPress plugins can be an easy job even for a newbie. Free of charge and freemium plugins can be found on WordPress.org plugin directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Exactly like themes, these could be installed utilizing the inbuilt WordPress installer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To set up a WordPress plugin press the Put New key under Plugins and enter the name of the plugin you would like to install in the search field. Strike Install and Activate button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There are a large number of premium (paid) WordPress plugins which can’t be installed from the state WordPress plugin directory. In the event that you purchased reduced plugin, you would need to manually upload it to WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The process is fairly similar to themes installation. To proceed, press the Add New button under Plugins and strike Upload Plugin. Now decide on a plugin archive and upload it. Finally, install and activate the plugin. If you want an in depth guide, see this tutorial<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Essential WordPress Plugins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n


    There are therefore many WordPress plugins – it may be hard to find the right one. Actually, most of the plugins serve the same purpose, for instance, there are dozens of WordPress caching plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is why we made a decision to list the very best WordPress plugins that are crucial for each and every WordPress blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n