Dopo aver installato WordPress, la prima cosa che ogni principiante deve imparare è come installare un plugin di WordPress.
In parole povere, i plugin di WordPress sono come applicazioni per il vostro sito web WordPress. Permettono di aggiungere nuove funzionalità a WordPress, come un modulo di contatto, una presentazione, un carrello della spesa e altro ancora.
Ci sono migliaia di plugin gratuiti e a pagamento disponibili per WordPress. In questa guida vi mostreremo passo dopo passo come installare un plugin di WordPress.
Prima di iniziare
Se si utilizza WordPress.com, non è possibile installare i plugin.
Riceviamo spesso lamentele da parte di utenti che dicono di non riuscire a vedere il menu dei plugin nella loro dashboard di WordPress. È perché state utilizzando WordPress.com, che ha delle limitazioni.
Non è possibile installare plugin su WordPress.com a meno che non si effettui l’upgrade al piano business. D’altra parte, potete installare qualsiasi plugin sul vostro sito WordPress.org ospitato in proprio (vedere le differenze tra WordPress.org ospitato in proprio e WordPress.com).
Se volete passare da WordPress.com a WordPress.org, leggete il nostro tutorial su come passare correttamente da WordPress.com a WordPress.org.
Detto questo, vediamo ora come installare un plugin di WordPress sul vostro sito web.
Come installare un plugin di WordPress
Per semplificare le cose, abbiamo creato un video tutorial su come installare un plugin di WordPress che potete vedere qui sotto.
Tuttavia, se volete seguire solo le istruzioni testuali, potete seguire il nostro tutorial passo-passo su come installare un plugin di WordPress.
Abbiamo trattato tutti e tre i metodi: l’installazione di un plugin di WordPress utilizzando la ricerca, il caricamento di un plugin di WordPress e l’installazione manuale di un plugin di WordPress utilizzando l’FTP.
Siete pronti? Iniziamo.
Installare un plugin utilizzando la ricerca dei plugin di WordPress
Il modo più semplice per installare un plugin di WordPress è utilizzare la ricerca dei plugin. L’unico inconveniente di questa opzione è che un plugin deve essere presente nella directory dei plugin di WordPress, che è limitata ai soli plugin gratuiti.
Per prima cosa è necessario visitare la pagina Plugin ” Aggiungi nuovo all’interno dell’area di amministrazione di WordPress.
Verrà visualizzata una schermata come quella riportata nell’immagine qui sopra. Trovate il plugin digitando il nome del plugin o la funzionalità che state cercando. Dopo di che, vedrete una serie di elenchi come nell’esempio qui sotto:
Potete scegliere il plugin più adatto a voi. Poiché nella nostra ricerca stavamo cercando WPForms, che è il miglior plugin per i moduli di contatto di WordPress, faremo clic sul pulsante “Installa ora” accanto ad esso.
WordPress scaricherà e installerà il plugin per voi. Dopo di che, noterete che il pulsante “Installa ora” diventerà il pulsante “Attiva”.
Un plugin di WordPress può essere installato sul vostro sito, ma non funzionerà se non lo attivate. Quindi, fate clic sul pulsante di attivazione per iniziare a utilizzare il plugin sul vostro sito WordPress.
È tutto, avete installato con successo il vostro primo plugin per WordPress.
Il passo successivo consiste nel configurare le impostazioni del plugin. Queste impostazioni variano per ogni plugin, quindi non le tratteremo in questo post.
Installare un plugin utilizzando il caricamento dei plugin nell’amministrazione di WordPress
I plugin WordPress a pagamento non sono elencati nella directory dei plugin di WordPress. Questi plugin non possono essere installati con il primo metodo.
Ecco perché WordPress dispone del metodo di caricamento per installare tali plugin. Vi mostreremo come installare i plugin di WordPress utilizzando l’opzione di caricamento nell’area di amministrazione.
Per prima cosa, è necessario scaricare il plugin dalla fonte (che sarà un file zip). Quindi, è necessario accedere all’area di amministrazione di WordPress e visitare la pagina Plugin ” Aggiungi nuovo.
Quindi, fare clic sul pulsante “Carica plugin” nella parte superiore della pagina.
Verrà visualizzato il modulo di caricamento del plugin. Qui è necessario fare clic sul pulsante “Scegli file” e selezionare il file del plugin scaricato in precedenza sul computer.
Dopo aver selezionato il file, è necessario fare clic sul pulsante “Installa ora”.
WordPress caricherà il file del plugin dal vostro computer e lo installerà per voi. Al termine dell’installazione verrà visualizzato un messaggio di successo come questo.
Una volta installato, è necessario fare clic sul link Attiva plugin per iniziare a utilizzare il plugin.
È necessario configurare le impostazioni in base alle proprie esigenze. Queste impostazioni variano per ogni plugin, pertanto non verranno trattate in questo post.
Installare manualmente un plugin di WordPress tramite FTP
In alcuni rari casi, il vostro provider di hosting WordPress potrebbe avere delle restrizioni sui file che potrebbero limitare la vostra capacità di installare un plugin dall’area di amministrazione.
In questo caso, la cosa migliore è installare il plugin manualmente tramite FTP.
Il metodo del gestore FTP è il meno facile per i principianti.
Per prima cosa è necessario scaricare il file sorgente del plugin (si tratta di un file zip). Successivamente, è necessario estrarre il file zip sul computer.
L’estrazione del file zip del plugin creerà una nuova cartella con lo stesso nome. Questa è la cartella che si deve caricare manualmente sul proprio sito web utilizzando un client FTP.
È necessario accedere al proprio host attraverso il gestore FTP. Se non avete il nome utente e la password FTP, contattate il vostro provider di hosting WordPress e chiedeteglieli.
Aprite il client FTP sul vostro computer e collegatevi al vostro sito web utilizzando le credenziali di accesso fornite dal vostro host web. Una volta connessi, dovete andare alla cartella /wp-content/plugins/ del vostro sito web.
Quindi, caricare la cartella estratta dal file zip nella cartella /wp-content/plugins/ del server web.
Dopo aver caricato i file, è necessario visitare l’area di amministrazione di WordPress e fare clic sul collegamento Plugin nel menu di amministrazione. Vedrete il vostro plugin installato con successo nella pagina dei plugin.
È necessario fare clic sul link Attiva sotto il plugin per iniziare a utilizzarlo.
Dopo l’attivazione, potrebbe essere necessario configurare le impostazioni del plugin. I plugin di WordPress sono dotati di impostazioni proprie che differiscono da un plugin all’altro, quindi non le descriveremo qui.
Domande frequenti sull’installazione dei plugin di WordPress
Come principianti potreste avere alcune domande sull’installazione dei plugin di WordPress. Essendo il più grande sito di risorse per WordPress, le abbiamo sentite tutte.
Ecco alcune delle domande più frequenti sull’installazione dei plugin di WordPress.
1. Come faccio a trovare i migliori plugin WordPress da installare sul mio sito web?
Ci sono più di 55.000 plugin WordPress solo nella directory dei plugin gratuiti di WordPress. Molti altri sono disponibili come plugin premium. Questo rende un po’ difficile per i principianti trovare il miglior plugin per la funzione di cui hanno bisogno.
Abbiamo compilato un elenco di tutti i plugin WordPress essenziali di cui la maggior parte dei siti web WordPress ha bisogno.
Abbiamo anche un tutorial dettagliato sulla scelta del miglior plugin per WordPress in cui vi mostriamo cosa cercare quando cercate un plugin.
2. Qual è la differenza tra plugin installati e attivi?
WordPress consente di installare un plugin e di non utilizzarlo affatto. Per utilizzare un plugin sul vostro sito, dovete “attivarlo”.
È possibile vedere i plugin attivi visitando la pagina “Plugin” nell’area di amministrazione di WordPress. Saranno evidenziati con uno sfondo blu.
I plugin con sfondo bianco sono installati sul vostro sito web, ma non sono attivi.
3. Devo eliminare i plugin inattivi?
Se non utilizzate un plugin, è consigliabile eliminarlo dal vostro sito web. Per saperne di più su questo argomento, consultate il nostro articolo sul perché eliminare i plugin inattivi in WordPress.
4. Quanti plugin posso installare in WordPress?
Potete installare tutti i plugin di WordPress di cui avete bisogno. Non è il numero di plugin a influire sulla velocità del sito, ma la loro qualità. Per ulteriori informazioni, consultate il nostro articolo sul numero di plugin WordPress da installare.
5. Come si disinstalla un plugin di WordPress
Potete disinstallare un plugin di WordPress visitando la pagina Plugin nell’area di amministrazione di WordPress. Se il plugin che volete rimuovere è attualmente attivo, dovrete prima disattivarlo. Dopodiché, potete semplicemente fare clic sul link di eliminazione per rimuoverlo dal vostro sito web.
Per istruzioni più dettagliate, consultate la nostra guida su come disinstallare correttamente un plugin di WordPress.
Speriamo che questo vi abbia aiutato a imparare come installare i plugin di WordPress.
Potreste anche voler consultare la nostra categoria dei plugin, dove scriviamo dei migliori plugin di WordPress che potete utilizzare per realizzare qualsiasi cosa vogliate fare. Ciascuno di questi articoli è corredato da istruzioni passo-passo su come configurare i singoli plugin.
Se questo articolo vi è piaciuto, iscrivetevi al nostro canale YouTube per i video tutorial di WordPress. Potete trovarci anche su Twitter e Facebook.
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Jiří Vaněk says
WordPress plugins are a great thing, but I would totally disagree with the statement in the FAQ article that you can install as many plugins as you need. You are minimally limited by the memory limit, which is set on the hosting and which will eventually run out. I think that a reasonable solution is up to 20 plugins. Then the amount will start to show on the speed of the website. A combination of plugin and snippet is good. If not everything can be solved immediately with a plugin, and there is a snippet for many problems.
WPBeginner Support says
It heavily depends on the plugin for how much they would affect a site, we would recommend taking a look at our article below:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/opinion/how-many-wordpress-plugins-should-you-install-on-your-site/
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Moinuddin Waheed says
Most often I use the first method by going through the plugin options and searching in the WordPress repository.
it does make a lot of sense in terms of knowing that the repository is always safe to use.
I have used upload methods as well mostly for premium plugins as they come directly from plugins own websites.
Much appreciated the efforts of wpbeginner to make even the simple things more simple.
Ahmed Omar says
A beginner-friendly, step-by-step guide on installing WordPress plugins.
Also, the video make it more easy and understandable.
Thanks for making the plugin installation journey smooth
WPBeginner Support says
Glad you found our content helpful
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Lara Carter says
Thank you, this explained so well and clearly on how to install and start a plug in. Thank you for this resource.
WPBeginner Support says
You’re welcome, glad our guide was helpful!
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Carlo says
I can’t see the Plugin section in the left column in the dashboard.
I’ve wordpress 4.8.14. Is this the problem?
WPBeginner Support says
You would want to take a look at the recommendations for troubleshooting in our article below:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/why-cant-i-add-or-install-plugins-in-wordpress/
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Barbara says
Cant install any plugin. I receive the note instead: Installation failed: Download failed. Destination directory for file streaming does not exist or is not writable.
WPBeginner Support says
For that issue, you would want to go through the recommendations in our article below:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-fix-file-and-folder-permissions-error-in-wordpress/
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Dadi says
it seems you have to pay for Business subscription, to use your advice?
WPBeginner Support says
Our tutorials are for WordPress.org sites, you would want to take a look at our comparison article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/
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Hanghua Jin says
i just followed your tutorial step by step but wasn’t able to add a new plugin.
there is a max execution time exceed error.
i tried to increase that value from 30 to 180 but still couldn’t solve the problem.
Please help me out.
Thanks.
WPBeginner Support says
It sounds like you are either installing a massive plugin or there may be an issue with your hosting, we would recommend reaching out to your hosting provider to ensure there is no error from their end.
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Peggy says
This is out of date.
WPBeginner Support says
The methods in this article are still correct. If you are unable to install plugins you are likely on WordPress.com: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/
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Shravan says
Hi,
For some reason any plugin I am trying to upload are not uploading fully. They get stuck at 58% or 74%. The same case with themes as well. How do I resolve this?
WPBeginner Support says
You may want to check with your hosting provider to ensure there are no errors on their end, but you would want to start troubleshooting using our guide here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/beginners-guide-to-troubleshooting-wordpress-errors-step-by-step/
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Karen Diebolt says
This article doesn’t help because I have to have a paid plan to get the plugin. Is there any help for those of us with a free blog site from WordPress?
WPBeginner Support says
Our articles are for WordPress.org sites, you may want to take a look at our article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/
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Ann says
Thank you for all your tutorials. I have learned a lot, & they’ve been instrumental to me getting my WordPress website up and going. I have a “credits” page on my site & have added you to it.
WPBeginner Support says
Thank you, glad our tutorials have helped you set up your site
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Jeff says
Thank you for sharing this article for beginners, I remember how anxious I was when I first started my WordPress website years ago installing plugins. I also shared this on my Facebook page for others to take advantage of, I thank you again for providing this article for beginners.
Jeff
WPBeginner Support says
Thanks for sharing our article, glad you found it helpful
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Offiong says
Please help me out. I have a new site but after installing and activating plugin i cant edit my header and footer. Please i need your help on how to edit the header and footer.
WPBeginner Support says
You can use the plugin in our article here to add code to your header: https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-add-header-and-footer-code-in-wordpress/
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Sharron Wilkie says
I have the WooCommerce plugin on my online store. I have a plugins menu but it is YITH plugins and there is no other plugins menu. I want to install Partial.ly but cannot access a normal plugins menu
Ravi says
can i add captcha to “visual form builder” plugin
Julie says
I just purchased a personal site to build a portfolio and read your suggestions for the best builders (Elementor, Beaver, etc.) Unless I upgrade to business subscription for $299 I can’t use any of them, is that correct? No plugins for anything less than business plan?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Julie,
You are probably using WordPress.com. Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Iman says
Is the All in One SEO Plugin free?
Erica says
I am using WordPress.org (as confirmed by the WordPress logo in the upper left of my Dashboard), but the plugin menu is still not there. Could it be that my hosting company has a multi-tenant version that hides certain features from me?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Erica,
Please contact your WordPress hosting provider. It is likely that the user account you are using doesn’t have administrator privileges.
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tom says
Hello, I bought a woocommerce site for real estate.
I have properties for rental but also for sale, so I want to remove the button -book- not on my pages for sale. How can I do this? Thanks in advance
Tom Gunterman says
No instructions on how to put it on a page or any particular place.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Tom,
WordPress has more than 50,000+ free plugins. Each one of them does different things. Depending on the plugin you are trying to install you will find instructions on how to use it on the plugins website.
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rose says
Hi. I’m uploading a plugin like in the second example…. but which file do I upload? The maps one I have purchased is a folder with all the files inside i.e. documentation – I don’t know which bit to upload! Please help
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Rose,
When you purchase a WordPress theme you get it in a zip file. You don’t need to unzip that file and upload it.
You try again by downloading the plugin again.
Alternately, you can upload the plugin folder to your WordPress website manually using FTP. You will need to upload the folder to /wp-content/plugins/ folder.
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Digember says
Thanks for the guide, very helpful.
Upload via WordPress directory gives error to me, so I used the FTP method to upload a downloaded plugin and it worked.
Jake Sullivan says
I am trying to upload a plugin onto my site. I have followed it up to the point where you click “Upload Plugin” on the Add New section of the plugin page. However, whenever I click the button nothing happens at all.
Niels Tang Graverholt says
Thanks for a great page
BUT: When I have installed and activated, what do I do then to use the plugin??
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Niels,
It actually depends on the plugin you are using. Some plugins add a new page where you can configure plugin settings. This page is typically located under Settings menu in your WordPress admin bar. Other plugins may place it under other menu items in admin area. Check the plugin’s details page for instructions.
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Rizwan says
You guys are the best! Your style of teaching is simply amazing! Please make more videos on WP.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Rizwan,
Thank you for kind words. You may also want to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for WordPress video tutorials.
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Ruby Moseley says
I installed and activated Email Subscribers. I filled in the contact/subscribers list. I posted a blog…but no mail was sent out? what am I leaving out?
Sidhant says
I installed a plugin manually and activated it. I can not see plugin page, where it is?
Martyna says
Hello,
I would love some assistance with a plugin please. I have uploadd a new theme to my site with all of the required plugins, all of which have successfuly installed, but one (Revolution Slider).
I am getting the following message:
Unpacking the package…
Installing the plugin…
Destination folder already exists…./public_html/wp-content/plugins/revslider/
Plugin install failed.
I have gone into my file manager and can see that there is already a folder with the required plugin installed, however when I try to access the plugin from the WP dashboard, it still says it’s not been installed (and I can’t find it in inactive either).
If anyone has any advice, I’d be super grateful! Thanks!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Martyna,
You’ll need to delete the plugin folder from your website using the File Manager. After that you’ll be able to upload and install the plugin again.
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Deborah says
Hi
How do I install a plugin in localhost?
I’ve tried adding it manually in : xampp/htdocs/mywebsite/wp-content/plugins
but when I got back to the site plugins area its still not there. I’ve cleared cache just in case there was a bit of a lag but still nothing.
I used this process to add a new theme and it worked fine.
Is there something else I should be doing?
Thanks
WPBeginner Support says
Hey Deborah,
May be the plugin you are trying to add has incorrect plugin header which could stop WordPress from showing it as a plugin. Try adding some other plugin, to make sure this isn’t the case.
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Lisa says
I just want to say that I am 52 and pretty much computer illiterate and I was just able to install a plug in from this. So so easy!!!
Dicognito says
HI, I am receiving following error when i try to test contact for i add: “site is currently unable to handle this request.
HTTP ERROR 500” . I checked e mail address and it is ok , so could you suggest how to solve
Thank you !
shakeel khan says
hi,i how to use urdu in word press? please help me
WPBeginner Support says
Hey Shakeel,
WordPress is available in many languages and can be used in almost any language. Please see our guide on how to install WordPress in other languages for more details.
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Jake says
Hello,
After successfully installing and configuring the header and footer plug in, I was wondering how I can go back and change what appeara in the header after i saved and exited the plug in? Can’t find a way to do this
Brock says
Hello, thanks for the great info. I’ve purchased Yoast premium, downloaded it, but then when i try to upload to my site, its has broken the download into a bunch of individual folders. I’m certain i probably need all of them, but it will only let me choose one?
So how should i proceed?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Brock,
Premium plugins come as a zip file. After downloading it to your computer, you don’t need to unzip or open that file. If you do that, then you will see individual folders packed inside the plugin.
If for some reason you cannot locate the plugin’s zip file, then you can try uploading it using FTP.
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Nia says
I DID IT!!! I manually uploaded a plugin for the very first time and I DID IT. The video was excellent! Thank you!
WPBeginner Support says
Hey Nia,
Glad you found it helpful
Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for WordPress video tutorials.
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Gelu Nastac says
Hi,
I have installed your plugin “insert-headers-and-footers”, and this broken my website (don’t load).
This get back the error:
Fatal error: Can’t use function return value in write context in /home2/gnastac/public_html/topbusinessgrowth.com/wp-content/plugins/insert-headers-and-footers/ihaf.php on line 102
Could you help me to fix it?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Gelu Nastac,
First you will need to deactivate the plugin. If you are unable to access the WordPress admin area, then see our guide on how to deactivate plugins when not able to access admin area.
After that you will need to install the updated version of the plugin. Let us know if this worked.
Admin
Gelu Nastac says
It works
Thank you
sarina says
what could be the reason for the add new button for the new plugin istall area showing this message “unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with WordPress.org or this server’s configuration.
Keith Williams says
Thanks! Your website has helped this newbie and I just wanted you to know that you are appreciated. This is a long way from how I learned to build a website back in the early 2k’s. You’ve made my life better knowing there is a place to find information that doesn’t talk down to me but shows me in plain, step-by-step, English.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Keith,
Thanks for the kind words
We really appreciate your support and feedback.
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Sneha says
Thanking You Sir,
It’s very helpful for me…
Apata says
Hello,
I want to create my site through my android tab, but please is there any mobile Ftp to use for uploading files. And is it possible to create site through android tab?
Thanks
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Apata,
Yes, you can do it using a tab. However, it will be a little difficult and you may not be able to do certain things. Some plugins and themes may be difficult to setup.
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ABHILASHA SHARMA says
What if the plugin failed to install? I actually tried to install the contact form 7 plugin but it didn’t worked.
Rick rommers says
Did you activate the plugin after you hit the install button
mourine says
hello i have installed a questionnaire plugin in a word press website that was developed by someone else, and i don’t know how to view them from the front end? am not well conversant with word press… need help
Justin Lanouette says
verry helpfull thank you
Keith says
I would like to ask for help on plugins. I’m new to this area and I’m currently taking an online course. However, I haven’t gotten an answer from them yet.
I’m trying to activate/add my first plugin. I understand a plugin can be 1 file. In my case it’s a php file and its contents is just comments at this point.
When I go to plugins in my admin site I dont see the file. so I’ve tried using the ‘add new’ link and I proceed to upload the file both as a singe file and as a zip file and here are the errors I get:
Unpacking the package…
Installing the plugin…
The package could not be installed. No valid plugins were found.
Plugin install failed.
OR i get this error:
Unpacking the package…
The package could not be installed. PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Unable to find End of Central Dir Record signature
I’ve installed XAMPP and WordPress on my local host
Why am i getting these errors and how do I correct it?
How do I add my plugins that I develop myself to my site? I’m using my localhost with XAMPP to do testing
Valerie says
Can you still install plugins on a template/theme you have already downloaded?
Tess says
Hiya,
I also cannot see the plug-in menu on my dashboard. I’ve recently moved from wordpress.com to .net (which, I’ve been told, is essentially the same as .org, right?) How do I fix this? My site has not been hacked or anything.
Thank you.
WPBeginner Support says
If you cannot see the plugins menu, then most probably your site is still redirecting you to the WordPress.com dashboard. It is also possible that your site is still hosted with WordPress.com and you just added a domain name to your existing WordPress.com blog.
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Rajat insa says
Hi,
i downloaded few slider plugins and activated.
.where i place the shortcode ?.Thereby i can see the plugin in page div.
Please help
Randall says
Hi – I followed your tutorial on how to dump wordpress.com for wordpress.org.
I hosted my site on bluehost.com and downloaded wordpress on bluest (per another one of your tutorials… Thanks!)
But now i am logging into wordpress as an admin through the bluehost cPanel and still no plugging tab showing on my dashboard… any ideas what I could have done wrong?
John says
I do NOT have a “plugins” menu item between Appearance and Users! Why not?
?
John
PS So how can and WHERE do *I* install any WP plugins?
WPBeginner Support says
You are probably using WordPress.com. Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
Admin