{"id":37718,"date":"2025-06-04T06:07:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=37718"},"modified":"2025-06-04T06:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:07:34","slug":"installing-a-plugin-on-multiple-websites-at-once","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/sg\/knowledgebase\/installing-a-plugin-on-multiple-websites-at-once\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing a plugin on multiple websites at once"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re managing multiple sites with Staq and wondering whether it&#8217;s possible to install a plugin across several websites at once \u2014 the answer is yes!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Use the Global Plugins Repository<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Inside your Staq dashboard, go to <strong>Global Settings<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Plugins<\/strong>. Install or find your desired global plugin and click <strong>\u201cUpload New\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 don\u2019t worry, you\u2019re not re-uploading the plugin unless you want to install a new update:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/global-plugin-upload-new.png\" alt=\"Upload New Plugin\" width=\"1272\" height=\"687\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Install and Activate on Multiple Websites<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After clicking <strong>Upload New<\/strong>, scroll down to the section labeled <strong>\u201cPlugin Options\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here, under <strong>\u201cActivate on websites\u201d<\/strong>, you\u2019ll see a multi-select dropdown. You can choose specific sites \u2014 or many at once \u2014 where you&#8217;d like this plugin installed and activated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/activate-on-websites-global-plugin.png\" alt=\"Activate Plugin on Multiple Sites\" width=\"1150\" height=\"642\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This feature is perfect for agencies managing multiple client websites who want to roll out a a plugin in bulk \u2014 without jumping into each individual site.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bonus Tip<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you select <strong>Must Install<\/strong> you can install this plugin on all existing and future websites.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-37718","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry","categories-plugin-management-global"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Installing a plugin on multiple websites at once - Managed Hosting Platform for WordPress<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/knowledgebase\/installing-a-plugin-on-multiple-websites-at-once\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Installing a plugin on multiple websites at once - Managed Hosting Platform for WordPress\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you&#8217;re managing multiple sites with Staq and wondering whether it&#8217;s possible to install a plugin across several websites at once \u2014 the answer is yes! 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