In a WP Multisite environment, plugins and themes are installed from the Network Admin menu by the Super Admin user rather than by the administrators of the individual sites.
Here, we cover the steps to install plugins and themes on a WordPress Multisite network as the WP Multisite super admin.
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NOTE: Individual site administrators cannot install themes and plugins for Multisite installations.
- Confirm the site is a WP Multisite
- Log into the WordPress dashboard as the Super Admin user
- Click on My Sites
- Hover over Network Admin
- Click Themes to install themes
- Click Plugins to install plugins