How to install plugins in WordPress | WordPress for beginners

This video about installing plugins is part of the free online WordPress for beginners training. Learn more about creating and maintaining a WordPress website in our free online course at https://academy.yoast.com/courses/wordpress-for-beginners/. This course includes reading materials and quizzes. ► About this video Plugins can unlock a lot of the power of WordPress. But how do you install them? In this video, we show you exactly how to go about this! We discuss everything you need to think of when installing plugins and show you how to install a plugin via the WordPress back end. 👍Did you enjoy this video? Don’t forget to click the like button! #plugins #WordPress #WordPressTutorial #Yoast #YoastSEOacademy #WordPressForBeginners ► Items discussed in this video 0:00:07 - Introduction 0:00:23 - How to install a plugin via the WordPress back end 0:04:07 - Deleting and deactivating plugins ► What should you watch next? Do you want to know more about what plugins in WordPress do? Check out this video: https://youtu.be/OqmNUV25Hao Or watch one of our videos about: ‣ Installing paid plugins: https://youtu.be/BTaHSwsXRyU ‣ Adding widgets: https://youtu.be/TF3shz7ETiI ‣ Installing themes in WordPress: https://youtu.be/ZMZYW1o6yBg ► About the WordPress for beginners training Whether you want to create your own personal blog, an online store, or a business website – with WordPress, creating your own website is easy as pie. If you know what you’re doing, of course. In this free online WordPress for beginners course, we’ll guide you through every step of setting up, creating, and maintaining your own WordPress website. All content for this course is created by the SEO and WordPress experts at Yoast. They’re the creators of the #1 SEO plugin for WordPress worldwide. Combined, they have over a 100 years of WordPress experience! ► Yoast The mission of Yoast is 'SEO for Everyone'. We want to give everyone the opportunity to rank in the search engines. Our SEO plugin,