4. Plugins

To add a plugin to a site, click Add to Site to open the plugin installation page. Alternatively, click the Options Menu button (three dots) and select Add to Site.

The plugin installation page lists any sites that don’t already have the selected plugin installed.

Click the Sites per page drop-down at the bottom of the page to select the number of sites to be displayed on each page.

To filter sites by name, click the Filter Sites search field and enter a name accordingly.

Listed sites can be sorted alphabetically or by recently added, and the list can be filtered to include only sites with any of your specific labels, or those hosted by WPMU DEV or 3rd-party hosts. To change how sites are sorted, click the Sort By dropdown menu and select your preferred sorting order. To filter sites by labels or hosting, click the Filters & Labels dropdown menu and select your preferred site label(s) or hosting.

To install the selected plugin, hover over the site to which the plugin should be added, and click Install. Alternatively, if you’d also like to automatically activate the plugin upon installation, click Install & Activate.

To install the selected plugin on multiple sites at once, first select any sites to which the plugin should be added, and then click either Install or Install & Activate at the top of the site list.

If you need to cancel the installation of a plugin on a queued site, click the X button to the right of the queued site.

Adding Multiple Plugins

Multiple plugins can also be added to a site in bulk. To add plugins in bulk, select the desired plugins and click Add to site at the top of the list of plugins.

Then, select any site(s) to which the plugins should be added, and click either Install or Install & Activate.

If a plugin already exists on a selected site, it will be overwritten with your uploaded plugin when adding via ZIP or URL. So this method can be handy when you want to update custom or premium plugins on sites connected to your Hub. Remember to always back up your site(s) before performing any updates.

Adding Plugins via ZIP File

To add one or more plugins as ZIP file(s), first navigate to the ZIP tab under Plugins > Add New. Then either click the select a file link, or drag and drop the ZIP file(s) into the space where you see the zip file icon. Note that the maximum allowed size for any one file is 20Mb.

While your plugin ZIP files are being uploaded, a progress indicator appears for the one currently uploading, and the Add to site button is disabled.

When all files have finished uploading, click the Add to site button to continue.

You’ll then be directed to the same screen as when adding a plugin directly from WPMU DEV, wordpress.org or your Favorites list. Follow the same process as when Adding a Plugin above and choose to either Install or Install & Activate on your selected site(s).

Adding Plugins from URL

You can add a plugin from a publicly accessible URL, a Dropbox link or a Google Drive share link. Unlike the ZIP option above, you can only add one plugin at a time using the URL method.

Navigate to the URL tab under Plugins > Add New, and enter the full URL of the zip file download link in the Plugin package URL field.

Then click the Add to sites button and you’ll be directed to the same screen as when adding a plugin directly from WPMU DEV, wordpress.org or your Favorites list. Follow the same process as when Adding a Plugin above and choose to either Install or Install & Activate on your selected site(s).

To deactivate an active plugin for a site, first switch to the Active tab on the plugin management page. Then, hover over the site for which the selected plugin should be deactivated, and click Deactivate.

To deactivate the selected plugin for multiple sites at once, select any sites for which the plugin should be deactivated, and then click Deactivate at the top of the site list.

If you need to cancel the deactivation of a plugin on a queued site, click the X button to the right of the queued site.

Some WPMU DEV plugins support preset configurations to easily save and quickly apply your plugin settings across multiple sites.

To apply a preset plugin configuration to a site, first switch to the Active tab on the plugin management page. Then, hover over the site to which a preset configuration should be applied, and click Add Config.

Finally, select the desired preset plugin configuration, and click Apply.

To apply a preset configuration to multiple sites at once, select any sites to which a configuration should be applied, and then click Add Config at the top of the site list.

If you need to cancel the application of a config for a queued site, click the X button to the right of the queued site.

To activate an inactive plugin for a site, first switch to the Inactive tab on the plugin management page. Then, hover over the site for which the selected plugin should be activated, and click Activate.

To activate the selected plugin for multiple sites at once, select any sites for which the plugin should be activated, and then click Activate at the top of the site list.

If you need to cancel the activation of a plugin on a queued site, click the X button to the right of the queued site.

To delete an inactive plugin from a site, first switch to the Inactive tab on the plugin management page. Then, hover over the site from which the selected plugin should be deleted, and click Delete.

To delete the selected plugin from multiple sites at once, select any sites from which the plugin should be deleted, and then click Delete at the top of the site list.

If you need to cancel the deletion of a plugin from a queued site, click the X button to the right of the queued site.

To install a plugin on a site, first switch to the Not Installed tab on the plugin management page. Then, hover over the site on which the selected plugin should be installed, and click Install. Alternatively, if you’d also like to automatically activate the plugin upon installation, click Install & Activate.

To install the selected plugin on multiple sites at once, select any sites on which the plugin should be installed, and then click either Install or Install & Activate at the top of the site list.

If you need to cancel the installation of a plugin on a queued site, click the X button to the right of the queued site.