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06/26/12 Tuesday Training: How to Install a WordPress Plugin
Posted Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 by Lindsay Dicks WordPress Plugins are prepackaged codes that you can install to add unique features and functions to your WordPress website! Thousands of WordPress Plugins are available to the WordPress community and new Plugins are made every day! However, this information doesn’t do you much good if you don’t know how to install them Finding the Right Plugin:
Not all Plugins are beneficial for your website! Here at CelebritySites, I like to provide you with a useful, weekly WordPress Plugin on our blog to make it easy for you! You can also browse through the available Plugins on the WordPress website! Installing your Plugin Automatically:
To install your Plugin automatically, you must know your hostname, FTP username, FTP password, and your connection type. (FTP just means File Transfer Protocol and it is a way to upload files to your web hosting account.) When you log into WordPress, go to Plugins > Add New and enter the name of the WordPress Plugin you wish to add. To view additional information about the Plugin and receive installation assistance, click Details under the Plugin name! Then, click Install, which is located directly under the Plugin name. This is when WordPress asks you to please enter your FTP information to move forward with your Plugin installation. If the WordPress Plugin installs correctly, the resulting screen will ask you to click Activate! Your WordPress Plugin is now active on your WordPress website If your Plugin fails to install, WordPress will notify you immediately. You can then try the manual installation method; however, keep in mind that there is a possibility that something may be wrong with your Plugin if it did not install automatically. To install your WordPress Plugin manually: First, where you found your WordPress Plugin, click download, and begin downloading the latest version of the Plugin to your computer. Then with an FTP program, access your website’s server. Copy the Plugin file (or folder) to the /wp-content/plugins folder! (I know that was a lot of tech-talk Don’t forget that we do most of the work for you if you read my weekly SEO and SMM alerts!! I will provide you with a new, useful Plugin for your website every week with the link and a description. Now that you know how to install a WordPress Plugin, you can start taking advantage of customizing your website for your business, making YOU a true CELEBRITY on the web!
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Just wanted to take a minute to thank Celebrity Sites. Making that first impression of what our business is about is very important.
Celebrity Sites has done more in just a couple of months than we did in the last 6 years which was nothing because we tried different things but were just were not on track. You knew where to start and how to get there in lighting speed. You guys not only listened to our ideas but gave some great ideas. Whenever we needed to talk to you, you were right there, by email or phone – you name it, you responded. We are so excited every day to see Larry’s Big Idea take shape. The website is second to none thanks to Lindsay and is improving weekly. The ideas that Jack and Nick come up with at each meeting are awesome.
If anyone out there is considering launching their business to just the next level forget it. Get in the elevator with Celebrity Sites and they will take you to the top floor (Penthouse). Stay tuned for more!
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