How to Install a WordPress Plugin - Beginners Guide for 2019

When youre just getting into WordPress, one of the first questions youll stumble upon is how to install a WordPress plugin?  Today, we give you a beginner-friendly answer.Okay, so the web is full of get this plugin, get that plugin! advice when it comes to WordPress.Plugins indeed are one of the key things that make WordPress awesome, and you certainly shouldnt avoid new plugins!However, before you can reap the benefits that some cool plugin brings, you need to have the thing installed. Heres the easiest way to install a WordPress plugin:How to install a WordPress plugin thats freeNote. How to install a WordPress plugin thats free works a little differently than installing a premium plugin. In this guide, we cover both. Starting with free plugins:Start by going to your admin panel http://your-domain.com/wp-admin/ and click on Plugins in the sidebar menu:Then, click on the Add New button thats at the top:What youll see next is a page that shows you a short list of featured/recommen ded plugins, and a handy search field on the right this is the one were going to use:Input the name of the plugin that you want to install in that search field. In my case, Im going to demonstrate how to install our Revive Old Post plugin.Now, the great thing here is that you dont even need to input the plugins whole name. For example, Im just going to use revive and press the enter key on my keyboard.Just a second later I see this:The plugin Im looking for is the first one on the list. All I need to do now is click the Install Now button. When I do that, WordPress is going to fetch the plugin and have it installed on my site. It works much like installing a new app from the App Store.But theres one additional step. When the installation is complete, Ill see this:This is where I need to activate the plugin by clicking the Activate Plugin link that has just appeared.At this stage, its done. The plugin has been activated, and WordPress will let you know about this fact through a smal l note at the top of the page:How to install a premium / paid WordPress pluginThe process of how to install a WordPress plugin thats premium or paid  is a bit different. Purely because premium plugins are not available in the official plugin directory the one you can access via the search option in your wp-admin panel.So, the first thing you need to do is somehow obtain the plugin itself. This step you need to handle  on your own. Most commonly, this involves going to a marketplace or a plugin store, and buying a copy of the plugin from there.Long story short, as a result of your purchase you should have the installable plugin file saved as a ZIP archive. Like so:I for example, have our own Intergeo Google Maps plugin to experiment with here.Once you have your ZIP file, go back to your WordPress  wp-admin panel, click on Plugins in the sidebar menu, and then on  the Add New button:Once there, click on the Upload Plugin button visible at the top:On the next screen, you will be able to upload your plugins ZIP file straight to your WordPress:Just select the ZIP from your desktop and confirm the upload by clicking on Install Now.When WordPress finishes doing its magic, youll only need to activate the plugin:After doing so, the plugin is online and you can start using it.Thats it for how to install a WordPress plugin. I hope this has been helpful. If you have any questions, feel free to submit them in the comments below.Free guide5 Essential Tips to Speed Up Your WordPress SiteReduce your loading time by even 50-80% just by following simple tips.