Title: uploading plugins
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# uploading plugins

 *  [eddie-t](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddie-t/)
 * (@eddie-t)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-5/)
 * can someone please explain how i upload a plug in, so i can use it,
    i have downloaded
   it to my desktop but dont know how to get it into plug in directory

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 *  [dlmfisher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlmfisher/)
 * (@dlmfisher)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-5/#post-1003405)
 * If you’re using WP 2.7, on the plugins menu click on “add new”, click on browse,
   find the zipped plugin file on your desktop and upload it. The rest is explained
   right there on the page.
 * If you’re not using 2.7 or above, you have to use FTP to upload the plugin to
   the plugin directory on your website.
 *  Thread Starter [eddie-t](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddie-t/)
 * (@eddie-t)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-5/#post-1003434)
 * I am so new at this,I am going insane trying to sort this ,i cant find the plug
   ins menu or anywere that says “add new”talk about frustrating
    a real simple 
   idiot proof walkthru would be very helpfull ,thanks guys
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-5/#post-1003435)
 * where is your blog, eddie? whats the url?
 *  [dlmfisher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlmfisher/)
 * (@dlmfisher)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-5/#post-1003444)
 * You haven’t answered whooami yet, and I need to stop checking in here tonight,
   so I’ll try to explain.
 * Log in to your blog. If you’re using WP 2.7 without any plugins to modify the
   menu, on every page of the admin there’s a menu that runs down the left side.
   One of the items in that menu, toward the bottom, is PLUGINS. Click on the arrow
   beside the name and you’ll see other parts of the plugin menu, including “add
   new”. Click on that and go from there.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [dlmfisher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlmfisher/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-plugins-5/#post-1003444)
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