Title: basic newb
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# basic newb

 *  Resolved [misterwarwick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misterwarwick/)
 * (@misterwarwick)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-newb/)
 * So, I want to post from WP to tumblr. I find this thing: Tumblr Crosspostr. Looks
   good. So I read instructions. Instructions say:
    1. Download the plugin file.
   2. Unzip the file into your ‘wp-content/plugins/’ directory.
 * I have no wp-content/plugins/ directory on my computer, so how can I possibly
   unzip into it?
 * I’m running win7. I don’t understand why this is so difficult.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/tumblr-crosspostr/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tumblr-crosspostr/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Meitar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meitar/)
 * (@meitar)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-newb/#post-6239145)
 * The directory referred to there is not referring to a folder on your computer,
   it’s referring to a folder on your web host’s server. But regardless, those are
   instructions for manual installation. You can also just log into your WordPress
   website, go to the Add New Plugin screen, type “Tumblr Crosspostr” into its search
   box, and click on the “Install” button that appears. This is called “automatic
   installation,” and is the standard way to install plugins on WordPress sites.
 * You can [read more about plugin installation on the WordPress manual](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins),
   or by finding any of the countless articles explaining this process in detail
   on the Web. Any search engine can find those articles for you.
 *  Thread Starter [misterwarwick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misterwarwick/)
 * (@misterwarwick)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-newb/#post-6239191)
 * Thanks! I will check that out!
 *  Thread Starter [misterwarwick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misterwarwick/)
 * (@misterwarwick)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-newb/#post-6239193)
 * OK – so I have a free WP hosted blog, and apparently you can’t install plug ins
   with that. Oh well.

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 * Last reply from: [misterwarwick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misterwarwick/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-newb/#post-6239193)
 * Status: resolved