Title: Install extension plugins on multi-site instance
Last modified: May 30, 2018

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# Install extension plugins on multi-site instance

 *  [epiktet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/epiktet/)
 * (@epiktet)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-extension-plugins-on-multi-site-instance/)
 * I’m running a football pool for a large group and I’d like to use some of extensions
   like pagination, search, and others. Unfortunately, this is a multi-site instance
   of WordPress and apparently in this environment it doesn’t work to simply upload
   the file to wp-content/plugins. It’s also not possible to zip the php file and
   use the plugin upload function in WP admin.
 * I realize that it might be hard to provide a solution without knowing the details
   of the multi-site setup but maybe somebody has had to deal with this before and
   found a solution I could try.
 * Thanks for the help.

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 *  Plugin Author [AntoineH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/antoineh/)
 * (@antoineh)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-extension-plugins-on-multi-site-instance/#post-10346922)
 * I don’t have any experience with multi-site, but found this article:
    [http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/why-do-you-not-see-all-plugins-on-wordpress-multisite-installs/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/why-do-you-not-see-all-plugins-on-wordpress-multisite-installs/)
 * Maybe that explains what to do (install in network admin, but activate only in
   the one site where you want it).
 *  Thread Starter [epiktet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/epiktet/)
 * (@epiktet)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-extension-plugins-on-multi-site-instance/#post-10367018)
 * I think the problem is that the plugin extensions can’t be installed like a regular
   plugin. They are PHP files that need to be uploaded and apparently it’s hard 
   to find the right location in a multi-site instance.
 * According to the person in charge of the WordPress instance in our company, it’s
   also not secure to just zip the PHP file and install via the WordPress installer.
 * So I guess I’m stuck here – thanks for your help!
 * HP
 *  [wayomosqueda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayomosqueda/)
 * (@wayomosqueda)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-extension-plugins-on-multi-site-instance/#post-10372448)
 * Actually I have this plugin in a multi-site instance, it’s really no difference
   than using it as a single site of WordPress. Go to your File Manager in your 
   server and upload the php files on `wp-content -> plugins` folder, or you can
   do it as well by FTP.
 * Wordpress will recognize this php files as plugins, so you just have to go on
   your plugins section on your multi-site intance and activate the ones you need.
 * Hope it works for you =)

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 * Last reply from: [wayomosqueda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayomosqueda/)
 * Last activity: [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-extension-plugins-on-multi-site-instance/#post-10372448)
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