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WordPress Top Plugins
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WordPress Top Plugins

by Brandon Corbin
September 2010
Beginner to intermediate
254 pages
5h 10m
English
Packt Publishing
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Manual installation

If you find that the Automatic Install feature isn't compatible with your web-hosting provider, then manual installation is the next best option. In this section, we will cover how to do it on both a Mac and PC.

At the highest level, manually installing a plugin will require you to connect to your web server, locate the WordPress plugins directory, and transfer a plugin that you have downloaded to your computer using either FTP or SFTP. Once you connect to your web server, you will need to locate your WordPress Plugin folder, which will most likely be in wp-content/plugins.

Manually installing a plugin with a Mac

If you do not currently have an FTP/SFTP application on your Mac, then I highly recommend Cyberduck, the best free ...

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