Title: activating plugin
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# activating plugin

 *  [autismne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/autismne/)
 * (@autismne)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activating-plugin-1/)
 * I activated a stats plugin (pMetrics) on my plugin management page, but it doesn’t
   show up on the tabs on my dashboard. I also have activated wordpress stats, and
   it does show up in the tabs on my dashboard. What do I need to do to view pMetrics
   in the tabs on the dashboard?

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activating-plugin-1/#post-640543)
 * Not all plugins have their own Options or Setting pages.
 *  Thread Starter [autismne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/autismne/)
 * (@autismne)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activating-plugin-1/#post-640595)
 * Is there anything special I need to do to use a plugin after I activate it on
   the dashboard?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activating-plugin-1/#post-640599)
 * Read the instructions. I don’t use that plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [autismne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/autismne/)
 * (@autismne)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activating-plugin-1/#post-640786)
 * Generally speaking, is there anything I need to do to use a plugin after I activate
   it on the dashboard? WP doesn’t give clear instructions for that sort of thing.
 *  [mommyofmany](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mommyofmany/)
 * (@mommyofmany)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activating-plugin-1/#post-640818)
 * Does using a Mac make a difference on how to install plugins? Really want stats
   but having trouble
 *  Thread Starter [autismne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/autismne/)
 * (@autismne)
 * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activating-plugin-1/#post-640840)
 * I don’t think it matters if you use Mac or PC. Either way, there’s nothing user
   friendly about Word Press.

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