This tutorial describes how you can install a plugin directly from you harddrive on your computer. You will see that this is almost as easy as installing it directly from wordpress repository. There are only a few easy additional steps needed.
1. Go to “Plugins” on the wordpress admin bar
2. Click on “Add new”
![](https://beautiful-wp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/wordpress-plugin-add-new.png)
3. Click “Upload Plugin” and after that “Choose File”.
![](https://beautiful-wp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/wordpress-plugin-upload-a-plugin-1024x628.png)
4. Select the Plugin File you want to upload
![](https://beautiful-wp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/wordpress-plugin-install-file-beautiful-and-responsive-consent-plugin.png)
5. Click “Install Now”
![](https://beautiful-wp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/wordpress-plugin-install-now-1024x332.png)
6. Now the plugin is installed. All you have to do now is activate it by clicking “Activate Plugin”
![](https://beautiful-wp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/wordpress-plugin-activate-after-installation.png)