Plugins add features to your WordPress site. Console lets you manage every plugin without logging in to WordPress itself.
View your plugins
Open your site, then under WordPress select Plugins. The table lists every installed plugin with its version, whether an update is available, its status, and an Update automatically toggle.
Activate or deactivate a plugin
Use the Status toggle on a plugin's row. A plugin has to be active to do its job. Deactivating leaves it installed but switched off.
Update a plugin
When a newer version is available, an Update to button appears in the Update column. Click it to update that plugin. To keep a plugin updating on its own, turn on its Update automatically toggle.
Install a new plugin
Click Install Plugin.
Search WordPress.org for a plugin by name, or use Upload Plugin to add one from a ZIP file.
Click Install on the plugin you want. Leave Activate after install ticked to switch it on straight away.
Remove a plugin
Use the Delete button on the plugin's row. Deleting removes the plugin and its files completely, so deactivate first if you only want to switch it off for a while.
Manage several plugins at once
Tick the box next to each plugin you want, or tick the box in the table header to select them all. A bar appears at the bottom of the page. Choose Update, Activate, Deactivate or Delete from Actions. The work runs in the background, so you can stay on the page and watch it. Each row shows Queued, then Deleting, Activating or Deactivating while it runs. A deleted plugin can take up to a minute to leave the list. Click View task on a row to see the progress in detail.
Manage a plugin across all your sites
Go to Sites, then open the Plugins tab. It lists every plugin installed across your sites.
Tick a plugin to act on every site that has it installed. To choose particular sites instead, open the plugin's row and tick the sites you want.
Tick more plugins if you want to change several in one go.
Choose Update, Activate, Deactivate or Delete from Actions.
If you only have access to some of your team's sites, you won't see these bulk options. You can still change plugins one at a time, or ask your team owner to make the change.