{"id":4769,"date":"2018-11-14T16:36:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T16:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/11\/14\/install-gutenberg\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T22:24:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T02:24:03","slug":"install-gutenberg-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/gutenberg\/install-gutenberg-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How to Install the Gutenberg Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before becoming a part of the WordPress core, <strong>Gutenberg<\/strong> was solely a plugin. Currently, users can still install the Gutenberg plugin, which adds additional functionality to the editor that has not to be included in the WordPress core yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn how to install the Gutenberg plugin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Install the Gutenberg Plugin <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li>If you\u2019re not already in the WordPress administrator, then <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">log in the dashboard<\/a>.<\/li><li>Once you\u2019re logged in scroll down the menu on the lefthand side and select <strong>Plugins<\/strong>.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/gutenberg\/gutenberg-plugins-install-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/gutenberg\/gutenberg-plugins-install-1.png\" alt=\"Install Gutenberg through plugins step 1\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>In the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> page, click on <strong>Add New<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/gutenberg\/gutenberg-plugins-install-2.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/gutenberg\/gutenberg-plugins-install-2.png\" alt=\"Install Gutenberg through plugins step 2\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>In the field labeled <em>Search plugins\u2026<\/em> type in <strong>Gutenberg<\/strong> and hit enter.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/gutenberg\/gutenberg-plugins-install-3.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/gutenberg\/gutenberg-plugins-install-3.png\" alt=\"Install Gutenberg through plugins step 3\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>You will then see the <strong>Gutenberg<\/strong> plugin shown in the list with a button labeled <strong>Install Now<\/strong>. Click on this button.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/gutenberg\/gutenberg-plugins-install-4.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/gutenberg\/gutenberg-plugins-install-4.png\" alt=\"Install Gutenberg through plugins step 4\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>It will show that it\u2019s installing (as long as you have an internet connection), and then the button label will change to <strong>Activate<\/strong> when it\u2019s complete. Click on <strong>Activate<\/strong> in order to complete the installation and turn on the Gutenberg plugin.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>When it\u2019s activated, the screen will go back to the <b>Plugins<\/b> page and show you the Gutenberg plugin in the list. That completes our tutorial on how to install the <strong>Gutenberg<\/strong> plugin in WordPress. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the new WordPress editor, Gutenberg, and the capabilities of the separate Gutenberg plugin with our helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/gutenberg\/\">Gutenberg tutorials<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before becoming a part of the WordPress core, Gutenberg was solely a plugin. Currently, users can still install the Gutenberg plugin, which adds additional functionality to the editor that has not to be included in the WordPress core yet. Continue reading to learn how to install the Gutenberg plugin. 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