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The Plugins tab at the top of WP Toolkit is the multi-site plugin manager. Where the per-site dashboard handles one install at a time, this view shows every plugin across every WordPress site on the account, grouped by plugin name. Open it from cPanel home → Domains → WordPress Management → Plugins.
WP Toolkit Plugins tab with the multi-site plugin list

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What’s in the list

Each row is one plugin, with:
  • The plugin name and slug.
  • The version installed.
  • An update badge if a newer version is available.
  • A count of which sites have it installed (e.g. 3 of 4 sites).
  • An expand toggle that lists those sites with per-site activate/deactivate.
The toolbar above the list:
ButtonWhat it does
InstallInstall one plugin from the WordPress.org repository onto one or more sites.
UploadUpload a .zip (a paid plugin, a private one) and install it on one or more sites.
UpdateBulk update every selected plugin (or every plugin with an available update) across the sites that have it.
ActivateActivate a plugin on the sites where it’s installed but not active.
DeactivateDeactivate a plugin everywhere without uninstalling.
RemoveDelete the plugin from selected sites. Confirm step before it runs.

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Install a plugin on multiple sites at once

1

Click Install

The plugin search opens. Search the WordPress.org repository by name or keyword.
Plugin search modal
2

Pick a plugin

Click Install on the plugin card.
3

Pick the target sites

A checklist of every WordPress site on the account. Tick the sites you want.
4

Decide whether to activate

A toggle below the site list. On for install + activate, off for install only.
5

Run

Each install is a separate background job. Failures are reported per site at the end.

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Upload a paid plugin

1

Click Upload

The upload modal opens.
2

Pick the .zip

Drag the file in or use the picker. Maximum size depends on your PHP upload_max_filesize; bump it in PHP Settings & Management if a big plugin won’t upload.
3

Pick the target sites and activate

Same as a repository install.
4

Run

The plugin lands on every selected site. Updates for paid plugins usually need their own license key set inside WordPress admin; WP Toolkit doesn’t manage license keys.

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Update plugins across all sites

The Update button in the toolbar handles every plugin with a pending update across every site at once. For more control, expand a single plugin row and pick which sites to update.
Take a backup before bulk-updating plugins. The per-site Back Up / Restore quick action on the site dashboard is fast; JetBackup runs nightly anyway.

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Common issues

WP Toolkit caches the plugin index. Click Refresh on the toolbar (or run Scan on the Installations tab) to re-pull plugin lists from each site.
Open the per-site dashboard for that site and try the update from there. The error is usually clearer (memory limit, file permission, plugin author marked the update incompatible). Fix the underlying cause, retry the bulk update.
Premium plugins almost always require a license key registered inside WordPress admin to receive updates. WP Toolkit can install and remove them, but the update channel is owned by the plugin vendor. Set the license key in admin first.

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