The automatic installation of a plugin is easy and straightforward. However, you can also install it manually. It will involve manually downloading a plugin, uploading, and activating it.

Make sure you have already downloaded a zip file of the plugin to your desktop.

**1.** Log in to the WordPress dashboard.

**2.** From the Dashboard menu, go to **Plugins** and click on **Add Plugin**.

**3.** Click on **Upload Plugin** and then on **Browse**. Choose your plugin's zip file and click **Install Now**.

**4.** Click on **Activate Plugin**.

**Note:** After activating a plugin, a new menu of that plugin is added to the Dashboard menu.