Installing Plugins from GitHub

Installing the plugins from GitHub is very simple and just like installing the plugin manually from the local computer:

Step 1: First you have to go to GitHub and download the plugin which you want to install to the WordPress website.

GitHub

Step 2: Search for the Repository of the plugin which you want to download and install to WordPress.

 

Step 3: Click on the “Code” button where you will get the “Download Zip” option to Download the zip file of the plugin.

 

Step 4: After clicking on the download zip the zip file of the plugin will be downloaded to the local computer.

 

This is how you can download the plugin from the GitHub account to your computer.

Now it’s time to upload the plugin to the WordPress website and install it. login to your WordPress dashboard to install the plugin to the website.

Step 5: To install the plugin first login to the dashboard of the WordPress website and then go to the “Plugin” section and click on the “Add New” button.

 

Step 6: Then click on the “Upload Button” to upload the plugin from the computer.

 

Now choose the zip file of the plugin from your computer which you want to upload to the WordPress website.

 

Step 7: After uploading the plugin to your WordPress website click on the “Install” button to install the plugin to your WordPress website.

 

Step 8: After installing click on the “Activate” button to activate the plugin to your WordPress website.

 

Step 9: Now your plugin will ready to Work on your WordPress website and start appearing to your plugin dashboard.

Here the mail chimp plugin start appearing to the WordPress website.

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