With WordPress, it’s easy to add functionality, new features, and beautiful designs to your website through plugins and themes. And even though you can install and update them through the wp-admin dashboard, you can also easily install and update them manually through the dashboard or by using SFTP. You can also use LocalWP to update plugins and themes.
This guide will walk you through how to manually install and update plugins and themes on your WordPress website.
The first step of installing or updating a plugin is to locate it on the Plugin Repository, or get it directly from the developer, and download the package to your computer.
Be sure to save this file on your computer where you can easily find it later!
Now you can decide whether you’d like to install the plugin through the wp-admin dashboard or by using SFTP.
If you’d like to install a new plugin or update an existing plugin manually through the wp-admin dashboard, follow these steps:
That’s it! Your plugin is now installed, active, and ready to use on your website.
If you prefer not to use the wp-admin dashboard, or you can’t access it, you can use SFTP to install a new plugin or update an existing one. Follow these steps:
To activate the plugin, visit the Plugins page of the wp-admin dashboard and click Activate. Or use the WP-CLI command wp plugin activate [plugin-name]
over SSH Gateway.
The first step of installing or updating a theme is to locate the theme on the Theme Repository, or get it directly from the developer, and download the package to your computer.
Be sure to save this file on your computer where you can easily find it later!
Now you can decide whether you’d like to install the theme through the wp-admin dashboard or by using SFTP.
If you’d like to install a new theme or update an existing theme manually through the wp-admin dashboard, follow these steps:
That’s it! Your theme is now installed, active, and ready to use on your website.
If you prefer not to use the wp-admin dashboard, or you can’t access it, you can use SFTP to install a new theme or update an existing one. Follow these steps:
To activate the theme, visit the Appearance > Theme page of the wp-admin dashboard and click Activate. Or use the WP-CLI command wp theme activate [theme-name]
over SSH Gateway.
Updating your website has never been easier than with Local. With Local you can update WordPress plugins and themes, then push the changes to Flywheel.
Here’s how to update WordPress plugins or themes using Local:
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