Nashwan D

Reinstall Plugins is a simple plugin that extends the WordPress built-in package installer. WordPress by default allows plugins installation by uploading ZIP archive files. However, the site’s admins cannot upgrade any plugin using the same standard process. This plugin enables you to do so and saves you valuable time and effort.
WordPress sites’ owners or developers used to upload their plugin updates using techniques like FTP/SSH/File Managers..etc. This consumes their time and even puts the website at a possible security risk, especially if they forgot the archive files publicly accessible or messed up something else.
Reinstall Plugins will fix and remove the common WordPress limitation “destination already exists” and delete the targeted plugin directory before installing the newer version. After that WordPress will take place and continue the regular installation or upgrade process.
A common use-case would be when a plugin developer wants to upload his plugin upgrades easily without the need for advanced deployment tools.
<h4>Contributing</h4>
Developers can contribute to the source code on the <a href="https://github.com/nash-ye/wp-reinstall-plugins" rel="nofollow ugc">Github Repository</a>.

Reinstall Plugins

As a plugin author it is very helpful to tell beta testers about this plugin.

Thanks!

Joe

Very handy!

A simple plugin to allow plugins re-installation.

Jeff Sherk

DEPRECATED: As of WP v5.5 this plugins functionality is included in WP Core and this plugin is not required anymore. If you are running WP v5.5 or greater, you can de-activate and delete/remove this plugin. This plugin will still continue work fine with versions of WordPress less than v5.5.
WordPress will let you install a NEW plugin or theme from a zip file, but it does NOT allow you to upgrade them from a zip file. If you try to upgrade from a zip file, you will get an error message that says “destination already exists” and the upgrade will fail. WordPress will not allow you to upgrade from a zip file.
Update Theme and Plugins from Zip File will allow you to easily upgrade from a zip file, avoiding the “destination already exists” error message.
There is also an option to create a backup copy of the old plugin or theme, in case there is a problem with the new version.

Update Theme and Plugins from Zip File

Thanks, works great!

DEPRECATED: As of WP v5.5 this plugins functionality is included in WP Core and this plugin is not required anymore. Quickly and easily upgrade plugin …

Reinstall Plugins vs Update Theme and Plugins from Zip File