How to manage plugins using the cPanel WordPress Toolkit

Installing WordPress plugins

To install plugins for your WordPress site using the WordPress Toolkit, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. In the DOMAINS section of the cPanel home screen, find and click WordPress Toolkit::
   • For the Jupiter theme:                                                                                                       
   • For the Paper Lantern theme:                                                                                       
3. When the WordPress Toolkit page appears, you will see a list of installed WordPress sites. In a site list entry, click the Plugins tab:
4. A list of installed plugins for the site appears:                               
5. To install a new plugin on the site, click Install. A list of plugins appears:
6. Select a plugin, and then click Install.
   You can use the search box and Filter sidebar options to refine the list and search for a specific plugin.
7. At the top right corner of the Plugins and Themes dialog box, click the X icon. To manage your installed plugins, see the following procedure.

Managing WordPress plugins

To manage plugins that you have installed using the WordPress Toolkit, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. In the DOMAINS section of the cPanel home screen, find and click WordPress Toolkit::
   • For the Jupiter theme:                                                                                                       
   • For the Paper Lantern theme:                                                                                       
3. When the WordPress Toolkit page appears, you will see a list of installed WordPress sites. In a site list entry, click the Plugins tab:
4. In the list of plugins that appears, will be several options:             
   • Manage. To manage installed plugins from the WordPress dashboard.
   • State column slider. To enable or disable a plugin.
   • Updates. This option will be available if there are updates available for a plugin, click Update to update it.
   • Remove. To remove (uninstall) a plugin, click the trash can icon. Alternatively, you can remove multiple plugins.

More Information

• If you need more information about WordPress Toolkit, please visit https://www.cpanel.net/wp-toolkit.
• If you need more information about WordPress, please visit https://wordpress.org.

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