Title: uploading plugins
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# uploading plugins

 *  [dimilinowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dimilinowski/)
 * (@dimilinowski)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-4/)
 * Now that I’ve downloaded the plugin, how do I install it?
 * Thanks

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-4/#post-773347)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins)
 * **Plugin Installation** ….
 *  Thread Starter [dimilinowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dimilinowski/)
 * (@dimilinowski)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-4/#post-773609)
 * I still don’t understand. The only uploading software I have “I think” is through
   BlueVoda. What is the exact address I upload the info to?
 * Thanks
    Diane
 *  [weeklyfun](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weeklyfun/)
 * (@weeklyfun)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-4/#post-773694)
 * Diane,
 * What you are asking are the basics of building a website.
    First you have to 
   know to which server you upload, for example [http://ftp.yourwebsite.com](http://ftp.yourwebsite.com),
   then you have a username and a password. Use a ftp programm to upload your files
   to your server. The folder where you upload your plugins is wp-content/plugins
 * Good luck
 *  Thread Starter [dimilinowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dimilinowski/)
 * (@dimilinowski)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-4/#post-773704)
 * That is my problem. I don’t know “which server”. The sites name is [http://www.heathsstuff.com/blog](http://www.heathsstuff.com/blog).
 *  [Michael Torbert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hallsofmontezuma/)
 * (@hallsofmontezuma)
 * WordPress Virtuoso
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-4/#post-773705)
 * Try FTPing to heathsstuff.com or to [http://ftp.heathsstuff.com](http://ftp.heathsstuff.com)
 * This is really a issue for your hosting company. I suggest asking them how to
   upload files via FTP. Once you find that out, as far as WordPress goes, plugins
   go in the wp-content/plugins directory.
 *  Thread Starter [dimilinowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dimilinowski/)
 * (@dimilinowski)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-4/#post-773706)
 * hallsofmontezuma, I hope you receive this message. Thank you for being so kind.
   Also, my main question at this point, is why wouldn’t I ftp to [http://www.heathsstuff.com/blog](http://www.heathsstuff.com/blog)
   instead of [http://www.heathsstuff.com?](http://www.heathsstuff.com?)
 * Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!
 * Diane
 *  [weeklyfun](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weeklyfun/)
 * (@weeklyfun)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-4/#post-773708)
 * You can upload your files anywhere on your server you want. For more assistant
   on uploading you really better can ask you HOST. They can tell you what your 
   login info is and where to upload.
 *  [Michael Torbert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hallsofmontezuma/)
 * (@hallsofmontezuma)
 * WordPress Virtuoso
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-4/#post-773722)
 * dimilinowski,
 * That’s a good question. When you ftp, you FTP to a host (this will generally 
   be determined by the server’s FTP software… well really by the hosting company’s
   staff) which is generally a domain… mysite.com or [http://ftp.mysite.com](http://ftp.mysite.com),
   etc. In some cases it doesn’t matter what domain you use, as long as it resolves
   to the appropriate IP. But again, that all depends on the FTP server’s setup.
 * So enough with the technical stuff… Really all you need to know is that you FTP
   to mysite.com or [http://ftp.mysite.com](http://ftp.mysite.com) or whatever (
   your hosting company can provide this information if neither of those work). 
   From there, you’ll see a directory listing. Click on the directory you want to
   upload the files to/download the files from (ie /blog). It may take a few clicks
   to get there, you may have to click on directories such as public, public_html,
   www, etc. Again, your hosting company can provide this information. Once you’ve
   gotten to the root of your WordPress installation (you’ll know it’s the root 
   of your WordPress installation because you’ll see wp-config.php, wp-content, 
   wp-includes, wp-admin, etc) then click on wp-content, then on plugins. At this
   point you can upload the unzipped plugin folder into that directory.
    Now all
   you have to do is go into your admin interface, click plugins, and click activate
   for that plugin. Make sure you read any documentation for the plugin in case 
   there are configuration options or other setup instructions specific to that 
   plugin.
 * Hope this helps!

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