{"id":5056,"date":"2023-11-19T19:32:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/?p=5056"},"modified":"2023-11-20T18:50:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T17:50:52","slug":"how-to-upload-and-activate-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-upload-and-activate-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Upload and Activate WordPress Plugins and Themes in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how you can upload and activate WordPress plugins and themes in cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though installing your WordPress theme and plugin can be easily done from your WordPress dashboard, for the themes, you can just download the theme you want from the WordPress theme library and activate it. For the plugin, you just visit the plugin store and download and activate the new plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you didn\u2019t download the plugin or theme directly from WordPress but rather from a third-party theme or plugin provider, you might need to upload the ZIP file. This can also be done from your WordPress dashboard; another way you can get this done is from your cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of how you can upload and activate WordPress plugins and themes in cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Upload &amp; Activate WordPress Theme and Plugin in cPanel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kmp_eIyiScY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Upload and Activate WordPress Plugins and Themes in cPanel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, you have to <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-login-to-your-cpanel-account\/\" title=\"\">log into your cPanel<\/a>. In the cPanel terminal, select <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-assign-permissions-to-files-and-folders-in-cpanel\/\" title=\"\">File Manager<\/a> <\/strong>in the<strong> Files <\/strong>section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-17.png\" alt=\"files section in cpanel\" class=\"wp-image-5059\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-17.png 826w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-17-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-17-768x319.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>In the <strong>File Manager<\/strong>, go to the <strong>public_html <\/strong>directory that contains all the files and folders on your website. You can find it in the left-hand sidebar of File Manager.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1342\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-25.png\" alt=\"file manager\" class=\"wp-image-5066\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-25.png 1342w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-25-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-25-1024x420.png 1024w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-25-768x315.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1342px) 100vw, 1342px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>When you open the <strong>public_html <\/strong>directory, you can easily locate the <strong>wp-content <\/strong>folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1342\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-23.png\" alt=\"selecting wp content folder\" class=\"wp-image-5065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-23.png 1342w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-23-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-23-1024x420.png 1024w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-23-768x315.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1342px) 100vw, 1342px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Inside the folder, you will find the plugins and themes folder. If you want to upload themes, select the <strong>themes <\/strong>folder. If you want to upload plugins, select the <strong>plugins <\/strong>folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1036\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-18.png\" alt=\"plugins and themes folders\" class=\"wp-image-5060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-18.png 1036w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-18-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-18-1024x329.png 1024w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-18-768x247.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\">\n<li>Inside the <strong>plugins <\/strong>folder, you will see all the plugins that you have on your website. In the <strong>themes <\/strong>folder, you will see all the themes that are on your website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Upload <\/strong>in the cPanel\u2019s navigation menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1111\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22.png\" alt=\"upload and activate themes and plugins\" class=\"wp-image-5064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22.png 1111w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22-1024x229.png 1024w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-22-768x171.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"7\">\n<li>If you are uploading themes, ensure that the theme you want to upload is downloaded. The same goes for the plugin you want to upload. Click on the <strong>Select File <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1308\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-19.png\" alt=\"uploading the themes and plugin\" class=\"wp-image-5061\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-19.png 1308w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-19-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-19-1024x373.png 1024w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-19-768x279.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"8\">\n<li>Once the upload has been completed, go back to the directory and refresh the page, the ZIP file containing the uploaded theme or plugin will appear. <strong>Right-click<\/strong> on it and select the <strong>Extract <\/strong>option.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20.png\" alt=\"extracting the uploaded file\" class=\"wp-image-5062\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20.png 754w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-20-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"9\">\n<li>A popup will appear when you click on the Extract option, showing you the path of the directory when you extract the file. If you are uploading a theme, the path is <strong>public_html\/wp-content\/themes. <\/strong>If you are uploading a theme, the path is <strong>public_html\/wp-content\/plugins.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-24.png\" alt=\"file path setting\" class=\"wp-image-5067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-24.png 923w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-24-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-24-768x281.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"10\">\n<li>When you click on the <strong>Extract File(s) <\/strong>button, another popup will appear showing you the extraction process. Click on <strong>Close<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-21.png\" alt=\"extraction result\" class=\"wp-image-5063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-21.png 788w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-21-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-21-768x514.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"11\">\n<li>Refresh the page, and you will see a file with the name of the theme or plugin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To activate the theme or plugin, go to your WordPress admin dashboard to easily get this done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That is how you upload and activate WordPress plugins and themes in cPanel. If you have any difficulty during the process, you can leave your question in the comment section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this guide, we will show you how you can upload and activate WordPress plugins and themes in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-troubleshooting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Upload and Activate WordPress Plugins and Themes in cPanel | 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