# Installing the Plugin

After you download the plugin file, you can either uploaded it via WordPress or FTP. The simplest method is to use WordPress’s built-in plugin functions to add and activate our plugin.

Please see our instructions below to use either method.

#### WordPress Interface <a href="#installing-the-plugin-wordpress-interface" id="installing-the-plugin-wordpress-interface"></a>

1. Log in to your WordPress administrator.
2. Click **Plugins > Add New**.
3. Click **Upload**.
4. Click **Choose File** and find our plugin zip file you downloaded (***no need to extract the plugin as Wordpress will do this for you***).
5. Click **Install Now**.
6. After WordPress installs the zip folder you will need to click **Activate**.

#### FTP Installation <a href="#installing-the-plugin-ftp-installation" id="installing-the-plugin-ftp-installation"></a>

1. **Download** and **unzip** our plugin from the folder you downloaded.
2. **Upload the unzipped folder** to the **plugins** folder on your site (***usually this is located at wp-content/plugins/***).
3. Once the file transfer is complete, log in to your WordPress administrator.
4. Click **Plugins**.
5. You should see a list of currently installed plugins. Our plugin should be disabled because it is not activated.
6. Click **Activate**.
7. If everything went well, you should now see the **Contracts** post type in your administration menu. If your installation fails, please write down which version of WordPress you are using and **contact us** directly for help.

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**NOTE:** If this fails, please make sure you are not trying to upload the zip folder you downloaded as it contains a documentation folder and the plugin zip folder you will need to upload. Please make sure you only upload the contained zip folder.
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