Chapter 2: Installing and Activating Plugins
by Michael Torbert, Andrea Rennick, Kevin Palmer, Cory Miller, Lisa Sabin-Wilson
WordPress® All-in-One For Dummies®
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Dedication
- Authors' Acknowledgments
- Publisher's Acknowledgments
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Book I: WordPress Basics
- Book II: Setting Up the WordPress Software
- Chapter 1: Understanding the System Requirements
- Chapter 2: Using File Transfer Protocol
- Chapter 3: Introducing PHP and MySQL
- Chapter 4: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server
- Chapter 5: Configurations for Optimum Performance and Security
- Chapter 6: Upgrading WordPress
- Chapter 7: Backing Up, Packing Up, and Moving to a New Host
- Book III: Exploring the WordPress Dashboard
- Book IV: Publishing Your Site with WordPress
- Chapter 1: Writing Your First PostIn
- Chapter 2: Examining the Difference between Posts and Pages
- Chapter 3: Uploading and Displaying Photos and Galleries
- Chapter 4: Exploring Podcasting and Video Blogging
- Chapter 5: Working with Custom Fields
- Chapter 6: Using WordPress as a Content Management System
- Book V: Examining SEO and Social Media
- Book VI: Customizing the Look of Your Site
- Chapter 1: Examining the Default Theme: Twenty Ten
- Chapter 2: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes
- Chapter 3: Exploring the Anatomy of a Theme
- Changing Your Background Graphic
- Changing Your Header Graphic
- Personalizing Your Theme with CSS
- Understanding Basic HTML Techniques
- Changing Basic Elements for a Unique Look
- Finding Additional Resources
- Chapter 5: Understanding Parent and Child Themes
- Chapter 6: Digging into Advanced Theme Development
- Chapter 7: Using Theme Frameworks to Simplify Customization
- Book VII: Using and Developing Plugins
- Chapter 1: Introducing WordPress Plugins
- Chapter 2: Installing and Activating Plugins
- Chapter 3: Exploring Plugin Options and Settings
- Chapter 4: Modifying Existing Plugin Code to Your Liking
- Chapter 5: Creating Simple WordPress Plugins from Scratch
- Chapter 6: Exploring Plugin Development Best Practices
- Chapter 7: Plugin Tips and Tricks
- Book VIII: Running Multiple Sites with WordPress
- Index
Chapter 2: Installing and Activating Plugins
- Installing WordPress plugins via the Dashboard
- Manually installing WordPress plugins
- Upgrading plugins
- Activating and deactivating plugins
- Uninstalling plugins
WordPress is an extremely versatile Web publishing solution. However, plugins can extend the WordPress features to do almost anything you want, except perhaps write your Web content. But how can you make use of the nearly 10,000 plugins found in the WordPress Plugin Directory? How do you remove plugins you no longer find useful? Fortunately, WordPress makes these tasks easy. In this chapter, we explore how to install, activate, deactivate, and uninstall plugins.
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