Allows you to install one or more plugins simply by typing their names or download URLs in a textarea.
As of April 2026, Bulk Plugin Installation is a WordPress admin plugin with 300 active installations and a 3.6/5 rating from 10 reviews. It has been downloaded 23K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.
This plugin is an improvement to the current WordPress plugin installation methods. It allows you to install one or more plugins simply by typing their names or download URLs in a textarea.
All credit goes to improvingtheweb. This plugin is only a modification of Improved Plugin Installation. The idea was to run the original plugin in the newer versions of WordPress. That’s it. Also, we cut off the bookmarklet feature.
Thank you very much for the contributions: drewapicture
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The installation form will accept any of these inputs:
Plugins don’t need to be hosted at wordpress.org. As long as you use the direct download URL, third party plugi…
| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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