You can install WPML manually, by downloading ZIP files from your WPML.org account, or automatically, via the Plugins admin screen.

Manual install

In case you want to install WPML manually, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your WPML.org account.
2. Go to the Downloads section.
3. Download the WPML components that you need.
4. Unzip each file. A directory will be created.
5. Upload the unzipped directories to your site’s ‘wp-contents/plugins’ directory.
6. Log in to your site, go to Plugins and enable them.

You should note that manual installation will require to download all of WPML’s components and repeat this process for every upgrade.

Manual install is useful if your site is running on a private network, with no access to the Internet, or if you’re using your own scripts to manage plugins across a network. Normally, you should use the automated install, described next.

Automated install (recommended)

WPML uses the Installer plugin for automated, safe and easy installation. There’s a one-time setup process, described below. After this setup process, WPML downloads and upgrades will automatically appear in your site’s Plugins section.

1. Go to Installer plugin page and download from there.

2. Unzip Installer and upload to your site’s ‘wp-contents/plugins’ directory.

3. Log in to your site, go to Plugins and enable Installer.

4. Click on Plugins->Add new and search for WPML. You will see all of WPML’s components (there are several results for WPML, you may need to scroll down to see all of them).

Search for WPML in Plugins-Add

5. Next to each of WPML’s components, there’s a ‘login’ link. Before installing WPML for the first time, click on that link.

A window will open, asking for your login details.

Log in to WPML.org

Log in to your WPML.org account, with your username and password. We’ll save your details encrypted and use them whenever there’s an upgrade to WPML, to get new versions automatically.

6. Once logged in, you’ll see that the ‘login’ and ‘buy’ links are gone. Instead, the familiar Install Now links will appear, on WPML’s components.

Note: if you purchased Multilingual Blog, only base WPML plugin will be available to download (WPML Multilingual CMS). You’ll see ‘upgrade’ links next to the other components.

Click on the Install Now links to download and install WPML.

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