Plugin Manager

Install, activate, update, roll back, and export WordPress plugins — including direct search and install from WordPress.org.

The Plugin Manager gives you full control over every plugin on your site from a single tabbed interface. It is split into three tabs: Installed, Search & Install, and Upload ZIP.

Installed plugins

The Installed tab lists all plugins in two groups: Active and Inactive. Each row shows the plugin name, version, author, a truncated description, and any pending badges.

For each plugin you can:

• Activate / Deactivate — toggle the plugin’s active state with instant feedback
• Update — one-click update button appears on any plugin with a pending update (amber badge)
• Version History — open the version history dialog to install any older or newer version from WordPress.org
• Export as ZIP — download the plugin’s current files as a .zip archive
• Delete — permanently remove the plugin from the server

You can filter the list by typing in the Search plugins field, which matches against both the plugin name and author.

Bulk actions

Select one or more plugins using the checkboxes on the left of each row (or the group-level checkbox to select all active or all inactive at once). A toolbar appears at the top with the following bulk actions:

• Activate — activates all selected inactive plugins
• Deactivate — deactivates all selected active plugins
• Update — updates all selected plugins that have available updates
• Delete — permanently deletes all selected plugins after a confirmation dialog

Deleting a plugin automatically deactivates it first. The deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. WP Manager Pro itself is excluded from all delete and deactivate operations.

Installing a plugin from WordPress.org

1. Open the Search & Install tab

   Click the Search & Install tab at the top of the Plugin Manager page.

2. Enter a search term

   Type a plugin name or keyword into the search field and press Enter or click the Search button. Results are fetched directly from the WordPress.org plugins API and display up to 12 plugins with icons, star ratings, and descriptions.

3. Install the plugin

   Click Install on the plugin card. The button changes to a spinner while the server downloads and installs the plugin. Once complete, the button changes to Installed (grayed out) if the plugin is already installed and up to date, or to Update if a newer version is available.

Use the Check Updates button in the top-right corner of the Plugin Manager to force WordPress to re-fetch update data from WordPress.org immediately. This deletes the cached update_plugins transient and contacts WordPress.org, so the update badges on installed plugins are always current.

Rolling back a plugin to a previous version

1. Open version history

   On any installed plugin row, click the History icon (clock icon) to open the Version History dialog. The dialog shows the plugin’s current installed version and fetches the full version list from WordPress.org.

2. Select a version

   The version list is sorted newest-first. The currently installed version is highlighted with a Current badge. Click Install next to any other version.

3. Confirm the install

   The selected version is downloaded from downloads.wordpress.org and installed over the existing files. If the plugin was active before the rollback it is automatically re-activated after the installation completes.

Version history is only available for plugins that are hosted on WordPress.org. Commercially distributed or privately uploaded plugins will show “No version history available” in the dialog.

Uploading a plugin ZIP

1. Open the Upload ZIP tab

   Click the Upload ZIP tab.

2. Add files to the queue

   Drag and drop one or more .zip files onto the drop zone, or click the drop zone to open a file picker. Multiple files are supported. Each file appears in a queue with a Pending status.

3. (Optional) Enable overwrite

   Check Overwrite if exists if you want to replace plugin files that are already installed. Leave it unchecked to skip files with conflicting names.

4. Install

   Click the Install button. Each file in the queue is uploaded and installed sequentially. The status column updates to Installing…, then Done or Error for each file.

Exporting a plugin as ZIP

1. Find the plugin

   Locate the plugin on the Installed tab.

2. Click the download icon

   Click the Download (arrow-down) icon on the plugin row.

3. Save the file

   The browser downloads a .zip file named {plugin-slug}-{version}.zip containing the complete plugin directory.

The export feature requires the PHP ZipArchive extension. If your server does not have it, the export button returns an error.