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Install the plugin

You’ll have Structura installed and ready to activate in about two minutes. This page covers installing from the WordPress.org plugin directory; if you have a ZIP file (e.g., from a trial distribution), see the Upload a ZIP file section below.

Before you start

You need:

  • A self-hosted WordPress site running WordPress 6.0 or later and PHP 7.4 or later.
  • An administrator account on that site (you need the install_plugins capability).
  • A license key, if you already have one. If you don’t, that’s fine — you can start on the free tier and upgrade later.

Structura does not work on WordPress.com Free or Personal plans, because those plans don’t allow custom plugins. It does work on WordPress.com Business and Commerce plans, and on any self-hosted WordPress site.

Steps

  1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New.
  2. In the search box, type Structura.
  3. On the Structura card, click Install Now.
  4. Wait for the install to finish, then click Activate.

Screenshot needed: the WordPress Plugins → Add New page with the Structura card highlighted

That’s it — the plugin is installed. WordPress redirects you to the Plugins list, and you’ll see Structura in the left sidebar.

What happens next

Click Structura in your WordPress admin sidebar. You’ll land on the Account & License screen, where you’ll connect or activate your license key. The next page, Activate your license, walks through that.

Upload a ZIP file

If you were given a ZIP file:

  1. Go to Plugins → Add New.
  2. Click Upload Plugin at the top.
  3. Click Choose File, pick the structura.zip you were given, and click Install Now.
  4. After it uploads, click Activate Plugin.

From here, the flow is identical to the directory install.

Common issues

“Installation failed: destination folder already exists.” You (or a previous owner) installed Structura before, and the folder wp-content/plugins/structura/ is still on disk. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins, find any existing Structura entry, and click Delete. Then retry the install.

“Couldn’t create directory.” WordPress can’t write to the plugins folder. This is almost always a file-permissions issue on your host; contact your hosting provider and ask them to set wp-content/plugins/ to permissions that let WordPress write (typically 755 with the right owner).

I can’t find “Add New” in my sidebar. Your WordPress user role doesn’t have the install_plugins capability. Most commonly this means you’re signed in as an Editor instead of an Administrator. Sign in with an admin account, or ask an admin on the site to install the plugin for you.

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