Skip to content

Plugins & themes, plugin groups and the bulk manager

Plugins & themes stores the plugin and theme zip files you upload to your Xagio account. From the bulk manager you can then install, activate, deactivate or delete plugins and themes on many connected WordPress sites in one go. Plugin groups let you install a saved set of plugins together.

Before you start

Section titled “Before you start”

You need at least one connected WordPress site. See Connect a WordPress site.

Upload a plugin or theme

Section titled “Upload a plugin or theme”
  1. Open WordPress > Plugins & themes in the sidebar.
  2. In the Plugins or Themes box, click Upload.
  3. Pick one or more .zip files.

Keep the page open until the upload finishes. Each uploaded item shows its name, version and a Note field. Use the download button (“Download this to your computer.”) to get a copy, or the delete button to remove it.

Create a plugin group

Section titled “Create a plugin group”
  1. In Plugins & themes, click the Plugin Groups button.
  2. Enter a Group Name and pick a Plugin Group Color.
  3. Under Select Plugins for this group:, tick the plugins to include.
  4. Click Save Group.

To change a group, open it from Your Groups. To delete one, choose it and click Delete Group.

Install, activate or remove plugins and themes on many sites

Section titled “Install, activate or remove plugins and themes on many sites”
  1. Open WordPress > Sites in the sidebar and select Bulk manage. You can also open it from Bulk manage on the Plugins & themes page, or tick sites and select Plugins & themes… in the selection bar to start with those sites selected.
  2. Tick the sites you want to change. They appear under Selected Websites.
  3. Open the Plugins or Themes tab.
  4. To add something new, use Upload Plugin(s) or Upload Theme(s) To Site(s). You can pick from WordPress Repository (search WordPress.org), My Plugins / My Themes (your uploads), or upload a new zip. To install a saved group, choose it in - Select Plugins by Group -.
  5. To change something already installed, use Activate, Deactivate or Delete on it.
  6. Select Manage Websites to go back to the site list.

Check progress and history

Section titled “Check progress and history”

Click View Manage History to see each queued action with its type, name, domain and status. From there you can:

  • Retry Failed to run failed actions again.
  • Clear Successful to remove successful entries.
  • Clear Finished to remove everything that has finished.

Troubleshooting

Section titled “Troubleshooting”
  • “Please select at least one website!” Tick at least one site before choosing an action.
  • “Please wait until upload is finished!” Wait for the current upload to finish before starting another action.
  • “Domain on which this plugin is installed is not currently activated!” The Xagio plugin is not active on that site. Activate it in WordPress, then try again.
Section titled “Related”