In our previous tutorials, we went over “manual” installations of WordPress themes and plugins, which involved downloading the plugin or theme files to your computer, and uploading it manually via an FTP client. Fortunately, there is an easier way with the OneClick Installer WordPress plugin. What this free WordPress plugin will do is take a remote download link to a WordPress theme or a WordPress plugin and automatically copy the files directly to your server. Alternatively, it can also install via a .zip file archive saved on your computer. After this you can activate the theme or plugin as usual. No more using FTP!

In this guide I’ll go over the features of OneClick, and how to use it to install a free WordPress theme from Theme Lab without even breaking a sweat. Complete with screenshots so you can easily follow along. While using this plugin, you’ll be able to install, update, and remove plugins and themes with ease.

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