---
title: Installing the 99Plugs Update Manager
description: Download the Update Manager from My Downloads, upload it to WordPress, activate it. It lives under Tools in your admin menu.
url: "https://99plugs.com/knowledgebase/installing-the-99plugs-update-manager/"
updated: "2026-10-01"
category: Start Here
tags:
  - "First-Time Setup"
  - Update Manager
---

# Installing the 99Plugs Update Manager

The Update Manager is the plugin that connects your 99Plugs purchases to WordPress. Install it once per site. After that your premium updates arrive in your WordPress dashboard the same way free plugin updates do.

This article covers getting it installed. Entering your keys comes next, in [How to enable auto updates](https://99plugs.com/knowledgebase/how-to-enable-auto-updates/).

## Download it

1. Log in to your account dashboard on 99plugs.com.
2. Go to **My Downloads**.
3. Find **99Plugs Update Manager** and click the `99plugs-update-manager.zip` link on the right.

[![The My Downloads tab of the 99Plugs Account Dashboard, with the 99plugs-update-manager.zip link beside 99Plugs Update Manager in the Files column](https://99plugs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/my-downloads-99plugs-account-dashboard.png)](https://99plugs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/my-downloads-99plugs-account-dashboard.png)

It is included with every purchase, the free trial included. If you cannot find it in My Downloads, [open a ticket](https://99plugs.com/dashboard/?tab=helpdesk) and we will sort it out.

## Install it on your site

1. In WordPress, go to **Plugins → Add New Plugin**.
2. Click **Upload Plugin** at the top of the screen.
3. Click **Choose File**, pick the zip you just downloaded, then click **Install Now**.
4. Click **Activate Plugin**.

That is the install. The Update Manager is a small plugin and it adds nothing to the front end of your site.

## Where it lives afterwards

Look for **Tools → 99Plugs** in your WordPress admin menu. That is the Update Manager, and it is where your update keys go.

## Once per site

Every WordPress site running plugins from us needs its own copy. There is no site limit and nothing to register. Install it, enter your key, move on.

Next: [How to enable auto updates](https://99plugs.com/knowledgebase/how-to-enable-auto-updates/).