Quick Install

Search, install, update, upload, activate, deactivate, and manage WordPress plugins directly from the Dashboard.

Documentation for version 1.1.1 · Author: Daiki Miyamoto · Plugin slug: quick-install-plugin

1. Overview

Quick Install adds a compact plugin management widget to the WordPress Dashboard. It is designed to reduce repeated navigation between the Dashboard, Add Plugins, and Installed Plugins screens.

Typical workflow:
Dashboard → Quick Install → Search, ZIP install/update, or Installed Plugins

2. Requirements

WordPress 6.4.4 or later
Tested up to WordPress 7.1
PHP 7.4 or later
A WordPress user account with permission to install/manage plugins

3. Installation

Log in to WordPress.
Go to Plugins → Add Plugin → Upload Plugin.
Select the Quick Install plugin ZIP file (technical plugin slug: quick-install-plugin).
Click Install Now.
Activate Quick Install.
Open Dashboard. The Quick Install widget will appear there.

4. Dashboard Sections

Search plugins

Search the WordPress.org plugin directory directly from the Dashboard. You can review search results and install plugins without leaving the page. After installation, activation can also be performed from the same workflow.

Install or update from ZIP

Drop or choose a plugin ZIP file. Quick Install inspects the package before installation or update and shows relevant information, including version details and compatibility requirements.

Detects whether the ZIP is a new installation or an update.
Compares the installed and uploaded plugin versions.
Identifies newer versions, same-version overwrites, and downgrades.
Checks WordPress and PHP requirements before continuing.
Preserves the active state when updating an active plugin.
Blocks accidental overwrite when another plugin uses the same folder name.

Always review the displayed plugin information before confirming an overwrite or downgrade.

Installed plugins

Search installed plugins by name, description, or author directly from the Dashboard.

Activate inactive plugins.
Deactivate active plugins.
Delete inactive plugins after an explicit confirmation.

Quick Install does not allow itself to be deactivated from its own widget.

5. Section State

The open or closed state of each Quick Install dashboard section is remembered per WordPress user, so the widget can stay arranged for your preferred workflow.

6. Multilingual Interface

The bundled interface supports:

English
Japanese
German
French
Spanish
Simplified Chinese
Korean

Translations follow the WordPress admin/user locale.

7. Multisite

Quick Install is designed for individual site dashboards and does not add its widget to the Network Admin dashboard.

When a network-active plugin is updated from a ZIP file through Quick Install, its network-active state is preserved. Network activation itself is not managed from the Quick Install widget.

8. Security and Permissions

Plugin management actions are available only to users with the relevant WordPress capabilities. Quick Install uses WordPress permission checks and nonces for dashboard actions.

For ZIP installations and updates, review the detected plugin name, version, WordPress requirement, and PHP requirement before confirming the action.

9. Troubleshooting

Issue	What to check
Quick Install widget is not visible	Confirm the plugin is activated and that your account has permission to install plugins.
A ZIP cannot be installed	Confirm that the ZIP contains a valid WordPress plugin and that the package meets the displayed WordPress/PHP requirements.
An update is blocked	Check whether the uploaded package uses the same plugin folder but represents a different plugin.
Delete is unavailable	Deactivate the target plugin first. Only inactive plugins can be deleted from the widget.
Network Admin does not show the widget	This is expected. Quick Install is intended for individual site dashboards.

10. Changelog

Version 1.1.1

Simplified the Installed Plugins list by removing icon thumbnails.
Simplified delete confirmation to a compact browser confirmation dialog.
Adjusted the installed plugin search UI to reduce clipped text in the search field.

Version 1.1.0

Added an Installed Plugins section to the dashboard widget.
Added local search by plugin name, description, or author.
Added activate and deactivate controls for installed plugins.
Added deletion of inactive plugins with an explicit confirmation step.
Prevented Quick Install from deactivating itself from its own widget.
Added translations for the new UI in all 7 supported languages.

11. License

Quick Install is distributed under GPLv2 or later.