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WordPress Akismet Plugin Installation

The Akismet WordPress plugin ships with WordPress { most versions except the very early ones } by default, but if you don't have it for some reason, you can download it and install it in your WordPress Blog. To learn how to download Akismet take a look at WordPress Akismet Plugin Description and Download .

To setup the Akismet plugin in your WordPress driven Blog, login to WordPress as administrator, by simply entering the url_of_your_website/wp-admin in your Browser. Enter the appropriate username and password { which was provided while installing Wordpress } and then click on Log In as shown in Diagram 1.

Diagram 1

After logging in as WordPress Admin, a Dashboard page opens as shown in Diagram 2.

The Dashboard provides access to different WordPress functions and features.

Diagram 2

In the left menu, locate the link Plugins. Click on Plugins, from the drop down menu that appears click on Add New as shown in Diagram 3.

Diagram 3

The Install Plugins page opens. Click on Upload link, in order to upload the plugin as shown in Diagram 4.

Diagram 4

Click on Browse button as shown in Diagram 5.
NOTE: The plugin must be in .zip format, to be uploaded to your Wordpress Blog through this interface.

Diagram 5

After clicking Browse a file navigator window opens. Navigate to the appropriate folder on your hard disk where the plugin’s downloaded zip file has been saved. Select the WordPress Akismet plugin (Akismet.2.4.0.zip file) by clicking it once and then click Open as shown in Diagram 6.

Diagram 6