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Installing WordPress plugins and themes

Our WordPress Hosting has a self-service option that includes access to WordPress Manager.  Through WordPress Manager plugins and themes can be installed through your Exact Hosting account.   

Plugins manager

Within your Exact Hosting account we provide tools that can manage your plugins or themes directly from your account.

  1. Log in to the client area.
  2. Select services.
    Exacthosting_services_button.png
  3. Press Active to enter your service.
    Note: SSL provisioning may take up to 24 hours.
    Exact_hosting_WP_small_active_button.png
  4. Hit the Manage icon.
    Exact_hosting_WP_installation_manage_icon.png
  5. Select Plugins.  
    Exact_hosting_WP_manager_plugins.png
  6. To manage each plugin there are four icons.
    Exact_hosting_WP_manager_plugins_icon_bar.png
    checkmark.png Activates the plugin.
    deactivate_icon.png Disables the plugin.
    update_icon.png Updates the plugin.
    plugin_delete_icon.png Deletes the plugin.

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Installing plugins

  1. Log in to the client area.
  2. Select services.
    Exacthosting_services_button.png
  3. Press Active to enter your service.
    Note: SSL provisioning may take up to 24 hours.
    Exact_hosting_WP_small_active_button.png
  4. Hit the Manage icon.
    Exact_hosting_WP_installation_manage_icon.png
  5. Select Plugins.  
    Exact_hosting_WP_manager_plugins.png
  6. Choose Add new and search for the plugin you want to install.
    Exact_hosting_WP_plugins_add_new_search.png
  7. Press Add next to your plugin.
    Note: You may have to scroll right on the plugin to see this icon.
    plugin_add_button.png
  8. Select Confirm to install the plugin.
    Exact_hosting_WP_plugin_confirm_install.png
  9. Hit Installed.
    plugin_installed_tab.png
  10. You will need to Activate the plugin.
    Exact_hosting_WP_plugins_activate_button.png
  11. Select Confirm to activate.
    Exact_hosting_WP_plugin_confirm_activate.png

 

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Installing themes

  1. Log in to the client area.
  2. Select services.
    Exacthosting_services_button.png
  3. Press Active to enter your service.
    Note: SSL provisioning may take up to 24 hours.
    Exact_hosting_WP_small_active_button.png
  4. Hit the Manage icon.
    Exact_hosting_WP_installation_manage_icon.png
  5. Select Themes.  
    Exact_hosting_WP_themes_button.png
  6. Choose Add new and search for the theme you want to install.
    Exact_hosting_WP_themes_add_new_search.png
  7. Press Add next to your theme.
    Note: You may have to scroll right on the theme to see this icon.
    Exact_hosting_WP_themes_install_button.png
  8. Select Confirm to install the theme.
    Exact_hosting_WP_manager_install_themes_confirm.png
  9. Hit Installed.
    themes_installed_tab.png
  10. You will need to Activate the plugin.
    Exact_hosting_WP_themes_activate_button.png
  11. Select Confirm to activate.
    Exact_hosting_WP_manager_themes_confirm.png

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