How to install a plugin on sites that already have a certain plugin installed

• A premium plugin uses non-standard update mechanisms
• You need to manually update to a specific plugin version
• You want to ensure consistent versions across sites with the same plugin

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What You’ll Learn

• How to find sites with a specific plugin installed
• How to install a plugin to those selected sites

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Prerequisites

• Child sites synced with your Dashboard
• Plugin ZIP file (if uploading manually)

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Find Sites with the Plugin Installed

1

Navigate to Manage Plugins

Go to MainWP > Plugins > Manage Plugins.

2

Switch to Per Site view

Click Show Plugins per Site to switch the view.

3

Select child sites

Select the child sites to search. For this scenario, you’ll typically want to select all sites.

4

Choose plugin status

In the Select Status dropdown, select:

• Active - Sites with the plugin active
• Inactive - Sites with the plugin installed but not active
• Active & Inactive - All sites with the plugin installed

5

Search for the plugin

In the Search Options field, type the plugin name.

6

Show results

Click Show Plugins. The table displays all sites with that plugin installed.

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Install Plugin to Selected Sites

1

Select sites

Select all or some sites from the results table.

2

Click Install to Selected Sites

Click the Install to Selected Site(s) button.

3

Install the plugin

You’re taken to Plugins > Install Plugins with the selected child sites pre-selected. Install the plugin by:

• Searching WordPress.org and clicking Install
• Uploading a ZIP file

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Use Cases

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Self-Check Checklist

• Switched to “Per Site” view
• Selected target child sites
• Searched for plugin by name
• Selected sites from results
• Clicked Install to Selected Sites
• Installed plugin via WordPress.org or ZIP upload

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Related Resources

• Find Sites Missing a Plugin - Sites without a plugin
• Managing Plugins - Plugin management overview
• Premium Plugin Updates Not Detected - Update detection issues