Ninja Forms add-ons are just like regular WordPress plugins, and their installation is exactly the same process. Once you download your add-ons from your Ninja Forms account, you can follow the steps below.
Install Ninja Forms from the WordPress Dashboard
- If you don’t already have Ninja Forms installed, in your WordPress Dashboard go to Plugins -> Add New.
- Search for Ninja Forms in the box provided, and click “Install Now.”
- After the installation finishes, click “Activate” and you’re ready to work with Ninja Forms!
Installing Add-ons From the WordPress Dashboard
Ninja Forms add-ons are just like regular WordPress plugins and their installation is almost exactly the same process. To install any add-on, first download the add-on from your account page under the Downloads tab. Then, follow these steps:
- In your WordPress Dashboard go to Plugins > Add New.
- Choose the “Upload” option at the top of the page.
- Click “Choose File” and navigate to the “zip” file you downloaded from your account on NinjaForms.com
- Click “Install Now”
- After the installation finishes, click “Activate” and you will be ready to work with the add-on you purchased. Repeat this step for each add-on you have purchased.
Make sure your license keys are entered in your WordPress Dashboard under Ninja Forms -> Settings -> Licenses, or you will not be able to receive automatic updates for your add-ons.
Activate Your License
After you have installed the add-on, you will need to add your license keys to receive automatic updates. We have full documentation on adding the license keys to Ninja Forms here.
Automatic Updates (easier)
- Make sure that your license keys are active in your WordPress Dashboard under Ninja Forms > Settings > Licenses. You can find these license keys in the purchase email or in your account on ninjaforms.com
- Once your licenses are verified, go to your WordPress Dashboard > Updates and click “Check Again” to force your site to check for updates.
- Click the checkbox next to each item you want to update, and then choose “Update” from the “Bulk Action” dropdown.
Manually Uploading the Updates (trickier)
- Go to your WordPress Dashboard > Plugins and click “Deactivate” on the plugin you would like to update.
- After the plugin deactivates, click “Delete.” You will not lose any Ninja Forms data.
- After your plugin has finished deleting, go to Plugins > Add New.
- Choose the “Upload” option at the top of the page.
- Click “Choose File” and navigate to the “zip” file you downloaded from your account on NinjaForms.com
- Click “Install Now”
- After the installation finishes, click “Activate” and you will be ready to work with the add-on you updated. Repeat this step for each add-on you need to update via this method.
Install/Update Extensions via FTP
If the above methods are not working for you for some reason, you may install or update your add-ons via FTP. This is a little more difficult, so we definitely recommend using the above methods first.
- Obtain an established, reliable FTP client, such as FileZilla.
- Connect to your site using your FTP credentials. You will see a list of folders.
- Navigate to your “/wp-content/plugins/” folder.
- Extract the folder from the “zip” file you obtained from your ninjaforms.com account (IMPORTANT: DO NOT just upload the zip file, you MUST extract it first using this method. You should be copying a single folder into this directory named ninja-forms-(add-on-name)
- Copy the newly extracted folder to your “/wp-content/plugins/” folder, so that you see only the folder name in the directory.
- On your site, go to Dashboard -> Plugins and find the plugin we just copied.
- Click activate and you are ready to work with the add-on you’ve just installed.