WordPress Plugins

Learn how to install, update, and manage WordPress plugins from the WordPress admin, Hostinger hPanel, or the API, plus fixes for broken plugin issues.

Install and manage plugins from the WordPress admin or hPanel.

Install a plugin

From the WordPress admin

1. Log in at yourdomain.com/wp-admin.

2. Go to Plugins → Add New.

3. Search for the plugin.

4. Click Install Now, then Activate.

Upload a zip

1. Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.

2. Upload the .zip.

3. Click Install Now, then Activate.

Via API

Deploy a plugin from an uploaded directory with the Deploy WordPress Plugin endpoint — see the API reference. Useful for CI/CD pipelines.

Manage plugins

From Plugins in the WordPress admin:

• Activate / Deactivate

• Update

• Delete

Or in hPanel → your website → WordPress:

• View installed plugins and versions

• Check for and apply updates

Update plugins

Individually

1. Go to Plugins in the WordPress admin.

2. Click Update Now on the plugin with an update available.

In bulk

1. Plugins → Installed Plugins.

2. Check the header checkbox to select all.

3. Bulk Actions → Update → Apply.

Tip: Back up your site before updating. See Backups.

Troubleshooting

Site broken after installing a plugin If you can't reach the admin, disable the plugin via FTP/SSH by renaming its directory:

mv public_html/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name public_html/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name.disabled

To disable everything at once, rename wp-content/plugins itself — WordPress disables all plugins.

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Last updated: July 21, 2026