{"id":55,"date":"2016-03-14T18:46:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wplook.com\/docs\/?p=55"},"modified":"2026-03-14T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T13:55:27","slug":"required-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wplook.com\/docs\/wordpress-basics\/getting-started-wordpress-basics\/required-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"Required Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WPlook themes come with suggested plugins that provide additional functionality. After activating the theme, you will see a notification recommending plugins to install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-recommended-plugins\">Install Recommended Plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>After activating the theme, click the <strong>Begin installing plugins<\/strong> link in the dashboard notification.<\/li><li>Select all plugins, choose <strong>Install<\/strong> from the Bulk Actions dropdown, and click <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Once installed, select all plugins again, choose <strong>Activate<\/strong>, and click <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"suggested-plugins\">Suggested Plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/contact-form-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact Form 7<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Create and manage contact forms with simple markup. 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