Most of these questions are received via email because the bloggers feel a little uncomfortable asking some of these basic questions in an open forum. To that end, let me make two quick points before addressing the question.

1. There is no such thing as a “dumb question” and no one should feel that theirs is such.
2. Every blogger started at the same spot, one post, one reader and a boat load of the same questions that you have today.

My point is this; you are no less capable of blogging than anyone else. You are in the learning curve stage now, but that will quickly pass with time. I will continue to answer your questions in any method received, but I do encourage you to get the answers that you need and I feel privileged that you were comfortable asking me.

So onward we go.

Question:

“I want to install stats and other plug ins from word press site. How do they go to my blog after download?”

Any WordPress plugin located in their free directory can be installed with a few clicks of your mouse. I will illustrate below.

Go to the WordPress.org Plugin directory and identify the plugin you desire and take note of the name of the plugin. The Plugin Directory page looks like the image below.

After you have researched and identified the plugins you want to install, go to your blog’s Admin area or Dashboard as it is labeled.

In the left column you will find “Plugins” listed about half way down. Click on the word plugins if the drop down menu is not open, the end result should look like this.

Click on the “Add New” link and you will end up here.

Enter the name of the plugin as noted on your visit to the Plugin Directory and click on the “Search Plugins” button.

For this example I entered the name Wickett Twitter Widget and ended up here.

Simply click the install button, a popup window will appear and you can then click the word install in the burned orange colored band above the plugin information (version, Author, etc.).

Click the “Activate Plugin” link and you’re all done.

It should be noted that some plugins will require some configuration, depending on selection, but that will be explained in the plugin description within the WordPress Plugin Directory where you first did your research.

Of further note is the fact that this quick and easy procedure applies only to plugins found within the WordPress Plugin Directory. There are many Authors and manufacturers of plugins on the internet and those outside of this directory will required an upload to your database via  FTP (File Transfer Protocol).

No need to worry about that now, I will provide a future tutorial for that as well. You are now as capable as anyone to install a WordPress plugin.

Any questions, concerns or additional assistance needed should be directed to my Contact Page, where I will respond as quickly as reasonably possible.

See you back on the main site.

Good luck and Keep Blogging!