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Step 1
Download Filezilla if you haven't already (see Resources below). Open up the application. At the top you will see "Host," "Username," "Password" and "Port," as well as a button that says "Quickconnect."
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Step 2
Enter the IP address of your domain in the "Host" space, for example, 69.12.12.144. Enter your domain-hosting log in details and your user name and password for that account. For "Port," input "21." Then press "Quickconnect." This will connect FileZilla to your server.
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Step 3
See two panels. The left panel is your computer's files and folders. The right panel is your server's files and folders. Beneath that you will see two smaller panels. The right side shows the files that open up when you click the folder in the top panel. The left side is the same, but opens the folders from your server.
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Step 4
Click on the folder on the right side that houses your server's folders. Look for your domain's name and open that folder. It will show you several Wordpress folders. Open the one that says "Wp-Content."
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Step 5
On the left side, click and open the folder that houses the plug-ins you want to upload. I have a folder titled "Plug-ins" just for that purpose, where I download and save them all to.
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Step 6
In the two panels below the top two, on the left, click the plug-in in that you want to upload so that it is highlighted. To highlight multiple plug-ins, hold down the Control key as you click each one. This will highlight many at once.
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Step 7
Look to the panel on the right. You should see a folder labeled "Plugins". Using your mouse, grab the highlighted plug-ins on the left and drag-and-drop them to the "Plugins" folder on the right.
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Step 8
Observe a bunch of files flashing in the very bottom window. They are uploading to your server now. Just wait until they are done and the file transfer is complete, then you can close out FileZilla and log into your Wp-Admin panel to activate them.
