{"id":25926,"date":"2020-12-21T02:54:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T18:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.mwwsb.com.my\/pjci\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=25926"},"modified":"2022-09-08T21:26:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:26:06","slug":"how-to-manage-plugins-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-manage-plugins-in-wordpress","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO: Manage plugins in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25926\" class=\"elementor elementor-25926\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fda1332 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fda1332\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1f5f36\" data-id=\"a1f5f36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982101b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"982101b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">HOW TO: Manage plugins in WordPress <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3288bef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3288bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>This tutorial assumes you\u2019ve already logged in to <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/log-in\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a>, and will show you how to manage plugins.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63c3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c63c3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>1. Click Plugins in the left margin.<\/div><div>2. Then click Installed Plugins.<\/div><div>3. This page will show you a list of all your installed plugins.<\/div><div>4. From here you can activate, edit or delete any of your plugins.<\/div><div>5. To add a plugin, click Add New.<\/div><div>6. A list of available plugins are listed here\u2026 and you can find more plugins by browsing the WordPress Plugin Directory.<\/div><div>7. Go to the Editor to edit a plugin.<\/div><div>8. Although you can edit your plugins here, this is only recommended for advanced users.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to manage plugins in WordPress.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749002d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"749002d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Manage Plugins on WordPress Dashboard (In Details)\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a1783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39a1783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div id=\"before_related_books\" class=\"article-title col-sm-7\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p>Before you start installing plugins for your blog, it\u2019s important for you to explore the Plugins page on your WordPress Dashboard and understand how to manage the plugins after you install them. Click the Installed Plugins link in the Plugins menu on your WordPress Dashboard to view the Plugins page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d80f95c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d80f95c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/422005.image0_.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c779dc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c779dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Plugins page is where you manage all the plugins you install in your WordPress blog. By default, the Plugins page displays a full listing of all the WordPress plugins you currently have installed. You can filter the listing of plugins using the links shown directly below the Plugins page title:<\/p><ul class=\"level-one\"><li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>All:<\/b>\u00a0This is the default view for the Plugins page and shows a listing of all plugins currently installed on your WordPress website, whether they are active or not.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Active:<\/b>\u00a0Clicking this link shows a list of the plugins that are currently activated and in use on your WordPress website.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Inactive:<\/b>\u00a0Clicking this link changes the display and shows the list of plugins that are installed but not currently active. (<b><i>Note:<\/i><\/b>\u00a0This link displays on the Plugins page only if you have inactive plugins.)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Drop-Ins:<\/b>\u00a0A very select few plugins actually have files that change the behavior of WordPress so substantially that it lets you know about it. These plugins drop files into the\u00a0<span class=\"code\">wp-content<\/span>\u00a0directory that modify the core settings of WordPress. These files don\u2019t show up in the main plugin listing because they typically belong to other plugins. The Drop-Ins link appears only if you have drop-in plugins installed.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbec5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bbec5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Quick glance at Plugins page<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68444b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68444b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On this page, you can easily tell which plugins are active and which aren\u2019t by the background color of each plugin available. A blue background means that the plugin is <i>not<\/i>\u00a0active. A white background means that the plugin\u00a0<i>is<\/i>\u00a0active.<\/p><p class=\"Tip article-tips\">You can mass-manage your plugins on the Plugins page. You can deactivate all your plugins simultaneously by selecting the box to the left of each plugin name and then selecting Deactivate in the Bulk Actions drop-down menu at the top or bottom of the page. Then click the Apply button.<\/p><p>Likewise, you can activate, upgrade, or delete the plugins listed by selecting Activate, Update, or Delete in the Bulk Actions drop-down menu. To quickly select all your plugins with one click, select the box to the left of the Plugin heading on the Plugins page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dcfab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dcfab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Plugin details<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf5745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccf5745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Plugins page displays plugins in two columns, which give details for each plugin:<\/p><ul class=\"level-one\"><li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Plugin:<\/b>\u00a0This column lists the plugin name so that you can find it easily when browsing the Plugins page. Directly beneath the plugin name, you see a few links for easy plugin management:<\/p><ul class=\"level-two\"><li><p class=\"first-para\"><i>Activate:<\/i>\u00a0This link appears below the title of only inactive plugins. Click the link to activate a plugin.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"first-para\"><i>Deactivate:<\/i>\u00a0This link appears below the title of only active plugins. Click the link to deactivate a plugin.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"first-para\"><i>Delete:<\/i>\u00a0This link appears below the title of only inactive plugins. Click the link to delete the plugin from your site.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"first-para\"><i>Edit:<\/i>\u00a0This link appears below all listed plugins, whether they are active or not. Click the link to visit the Edit Plugins page. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can edit the individual plugin files.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec9237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aec9237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Wrap<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c55a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c55a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Tip article-tips\">Sometimes, a plugin will have a separate settings page; in that case, an additional link labeled Settings is displayed underneath the plugin name. Clicking that link takes you to the settings page for that plugin.<\/p><ul class=\"level-one\"><li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Description:<\/b> This column lists a description of the plugin. Depending on the plugin, you may also see brief instructions on using the plugin.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOW TO: Manage plugins in WordPress This tutorial assumes you\u2019ve already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to manage plugins.1. Click Plugins in the left margin.2. Then click Installed Plugins.3. This page will show you a list of all your installed plugins.4. 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