Update plugins in bulk

To view the plugins installed across all the sites you are an administrator on, follow these steps:

1. Visit your Sites list at https://wordpress.com/sites.
2. Select Plugins in the left-hand sidebar and click “Manage Plugins“.
3. Next to a plugin, click on the vertical ellipsis (⋮) icon under Actions to view the available options:
   • Manage Plugin: Takes you to the plugin page where you can more granularly manage the plugin installs across all of your sites.
   • Activate: Activates the selected plugin on all sites on which it is installed.
   • Deactivate: Deactivates the selected plugin on all sites on which it is installed.
   • Enable auto-updates: Your selected plugin will update on all sites as soon as an update becomes available.
   • Disable auto-updates: Disables auto-updates across all of your sites. The selected plugin will require manual or scheduled updates.
   • Remove: Deactivates and removes the selected plugin from all sites.

Filtering and sorting

By default, the plugins page shows all of your plugins. You can filter your plugins by using the Search field or by clicking the icon next to the search input that looks like three bars.

Doing so will allow you to choose one of the following Status options:

• Active: All the plugins that have at least one active install on one of your sites.
• Inactive: All the plugins that are inactive across all of your sites.
• Update available: Any plugin that requires an update.

You may also change the appearance, sorting, and properties shown on this page by clicking the gear icon in the right corner:

In the new Hosting Dashboard, follow these steps to view all plugins on the sites you are an administrator on:

1. Visit your hosting dashboard by clicking the W icon in the top-left of your WordPress.com account.
2. Click Plugins at the top of the screen.

3. Click a plugin to see which sites it’s installed on. Details appear on the right.

Follow these steps to manage a plugin:

1. Next to a plugin, click on the vertical ellipsis (⋮) icon and select the “Manage plugin” option.
2. Review the plugin details, including installation, changelog, and FAQs.

3. Click the “Manage sites” option for additional options for each site the plugin is installed on:
   • Activate/deactivate the plugin
   • Enable/disable auto-updates for the plugin

4. In the “Available on” section below the sites the plugin is installed on are other sites on your account that don’t have the plugin installed. Click the Install button to install the plugin on those sites.

In the new Hosting Dashboard, follow these steps to manage a plugin:

1. Click the plugin on the left side of the screen to view all the sites the plugin is installed on.
2. In the sites list on the right, you can:
   • Toggle the Active option to off to deactivate a plugin.
   • Click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) to deactivate, disable/enable auto updates, or delete the plugin from that site.

3. To manage multiple sites at once, select sites using the checkbox on the left for each site. At the bottom you will then have options to activate, deactivate, enable auto-updates, or delete the plugin from the sites you’ve selected.

In the “Available on” tab are other sites on your account that don’t have the plugin installed. Click the Install button to install the plugin on those sites.