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# How to manage plugins and themes from the Modular DS updater

Beyond updating, you can also install, activate, deactivate, or delete plugins and themes across one or multiple websites at once from the global updater.

| Just discovering Modular DS? [Check out this article](https://help.modulards.com/en/article/how-the-global-updater-works-eudeeh/) to learn how the global updater works.

## How to install plugins and themes

Go to the relevant tab at the top of the updater (plugins or themes).

Then click the **“Install” button** in the top-right corner and choose:

* Install from the WordPress repository
* Install from a ZIP file
* Install from URL

![Install plugin button](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/a/5/5/aa55333f4a914000/06-screenshot-install-plugin-b_ljuecl.png)

|| When installing a plugin from the updater or uploading a ZIP file manually, you’ll see which sites already have it installed, making it easier to update only where needed.

## How to activate, deactivate, or delete plugins and themes

As with installation, first go to the relevant tab at the top of the updater.

Then, in the list, **select the plugins or themes and the sites** where you want to apply changes.

The available actions, such as activate, deactivate, or delete, will appear **at the bottom of the screen**. To run any of them, simply click the corresponding option. You can also hover over each icon to see what it does.

![Bottom action bar in the updater](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/a/5/5/aa55333f4a914000/04-screenshot-management-butto_lnyjeh.png)

|| To delete a plugin it needs to be deactivated first.

By default, the updater shows items with pending updates.

**If you want to see all installed plugins or themes** across your websites, remember to switch to the **“All” view** from the dropdown menu.

!["All plugins" view](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/a/5/5/aa55333f4a914000/16-view-all-plugins-themes-wor_1h8s7em.png)

## Managing plugins and themes for a single website

You can perform the same actions from the site-level updater, which is the default screen you’ll see when accessing a specific site from your Modular DS dashboard.

![Site-level updater in Modular DS](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/a/5/5/aa55333f4a914000/site-updater_14d1d4y.png)