{"id":386,"date":"2023-09-16T09:13:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/?p=386"},"modified":"2023-12-24T17:56:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T17:56:35","slug":"activate-plugins-on-your-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/activate-plugins-on-your-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Activate plugins on your site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Plugins add functionality to your course, project, or portfolio site.&nbsp; A plugin may allow you to create, manage, or edit features of your site that you cannot normally create, manage, or edit without the addition of a plugin.&nbsp; You can view available plugins by going to your site Dashboard and clicking&nbsp;<strong>Plugins &gt; Installed Plugins<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. You can add&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.citytech.cuny.edu\/blog\/help\/building-blocks-posts-pages-widgets-and-plugins\/\">plugins<\/a>&nbsp;to your site by going to your site Dashboard and clicking&nbsp;<strong>Plugins<\/strong>&nbsp;in the left-hand menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Once you have selected the plugins that you would like to activate on your site, click&nbsp;<strong>Activate<\/strong>&nbsp;underneath the plugin description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2023\/08\/Adding_Plugins1_V2-1024x649.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-387\" style=\"width:768px;height:487px\" width=\"768\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2023\/08\/Adding_Plugins1_V2-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2023\/08\/Adding_Plugins1_V2-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2023\/08\/Adding_Plugins1_V2-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2023\/08\/Adding_Plugins1_V2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Once activated, the plugin title will usually appear in the left-hand menu or occasionally in the Settings menu. &nbsp;You can edit the settings for the plugins activated on your site here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2023\/08\/Adding_Plugins2_V2-1024x874-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-388\" style=\"width:512px;height:437px\" width=\"512\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2023\/08\/Adding_Plugins2_V2-1024x874-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2023\/08\/Adding_Plugins2_V2-1024x874-1-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2023\/08\/Adding_Plugins2_V2-1024x874-1-768x656.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This article is adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.citytech.cuny.edu\/blog\/help\/openlab-help\/\">City Tech OpenLab Help<\/a>, under a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY-NC-SA license<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plugins add functionality to your course, project, or portfolio site.&nbsp; A plugin may allow you to create, manage, or edit features of your site that you cannot normally create, manage, or edit without the addition of a plugin.&nbsp; You can view available plugins by going to your site Dashboard and clicking&nbsp;Plugins &gt; Installed Plugins. 1. 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