How to upload wordpress theme or plugin via file manager in the cpanel



How to upload wordpress theme via file manager in the cpanel.

1. Login to your cPanel and click on File Manager. This takes you to your file manager section

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2. Double Click on Public_html directory on your left. The directory opens showing a list of your wordpress files.

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3. Click on the wp-content folder.

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4. Click on the theme folder.  The folder opens showing the list of theme you have installed.
Note: Ensure your folder/file is zipped before the upload

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5. Click on Upload on the top left menu. The upload page opens.
You can Drag and Drop your theme files to start uploading OR  Click on Select File to choose your theme file.

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6. Wait for the Upload to finish completely. 100% with the Green Color and Click Go back, to move back to the themes page.

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7. The diza theme has been uploaded.

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8. To extract the files, Click on Extract on the top menu.

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9. A pop-up appears. Click on Extract Files.

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10. After that, Click on Close.

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11. Click on Reload on the top menu to reload the page.

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12. Upload Successful

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13. To activate the theme, login in to your wordpress dashboard. Hover the mouse on Appearance and click on Themes.

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14. Click on Activate to activate the theme

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How to upload wordpress plugin via file manager in the cpanel.
1.
Login to your cPanel and click on File Manager. This takes you to your file manager section.

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2. Double Click on Public_html directory on your left. The directory opens showing a list of your wordpress files.

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3.Click on the wp-content folder.

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4.Click on the plugin folder.  The folder opens showing the list of theme you have installed.
Note: Ensure your folder/file is zipped before the upload

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5.Click on Upload on the top left menu. The upload page opens.
You can Drag and Drop your plugins files to start uploading OR  Click on Select File to choose your plugin file.

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6. Wait for the Upload to finish completely. 100% with the Green Color and Click Go back, to move back to the plugins page.

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7. The js composer plugin has been uploaded. To extract the files, Right Click on plugin and select Extract.

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8. A pop-up appears. Click on Extract Files.

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9. After that, Click on Close.

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10. Click on Reload on the top menu to reload the page.

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11. Upload Successful

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12. To activate the plugin, login in to your wordpress dashboard. Hover the mouse on Plugins and click on Installed Plugins.

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13. Click on Activate to activate the Plugin.

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