WordPress Tools: Manage Themes and Plugins

Overview

This article will explain how to manage WordPress plugins and themes using WordPress Tools.

Click on any of the tasks to jump to that point in the guide.

• Change and Update a WordPress Theme
• Activate/Deactivate or Update a Plugin

Change and Update a WordPress Theme.

Access the Themes Panel

1. Log in to your Bluehost.com cPanel account.
2. Click the Websites tab from the navigation menu.
3. Click Edit Wordpress Site.
4. Click the Themes tab under Appearance section.
   

Your selected theme should now be active on your site.

Activate/Deactivate or Update a Plugin

Access the Plugin Panel

1. Click the Websites tab from the navigation menu.
2. Click Edit Wordpress Site.
3. Click the Plugins tab from the side navigation menu to the left.
   

Activate or Deactivate a Plugin

In the plugins page, you can manage the plugin just click the button thats says either "Activate" to activate or "Deactivate" to deactivate.
 

Your selected theme should now be active on your site.

Update a Plugin

1. Using the Select Site dropdown, choose the WordPress site you want to manage.
2. Under Installed Plugins, click the Update button on the plugin you wish to update.

   Note: If no update button appears, that usually means no update could be found for that plugin.