The free version of JCH Optimize for WordPress is available for download on the WordPress Plugin Directory . There are two ways that you can install the plugin, both from the WordPress Plugin Installation page.
To open the Installation page, click the
menu item while in the administrator section then click on the button.Install Automatically
You can install the plugin directly from the Wordpress Plugin Directory.
Search for "JCH Optimize" in the search box labeled Search Plugins.
Click on the
button in the box containing the plugin's info.Install Manually
You can also manually install the plugin.
Download the plugin from the WordPress Plugin Directory on to your computer. It will be a zip file.
On the Plugin's Installation page in WordPress, click the
button.Click the
button to select the file from the location on the computer where you downloaded the zip file and click to upload and install the plugin from the zip file.You can now navigate back to the
page to activate and configure the plugin.To upgrade from the Free Version to the Pro version you must download the Pro version from this website then follow the manual installation steps above to install the zip file.
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If you have the free version installed you must uninstall it first to install the Pro version. They are installed in the same directory and WordPress doesn't allow you install into an existing directory. |
Alternatively you can unzip the installation file. The plugin files should be in a jch-optimize
directory. Upload this directory using FTP under your wp-content/plugins
directory. You can overwrite the existing directory if you have the free version installed.
You will get a notification while on the
page if a new version of the plugin is available. Just click on the link that is in the same row as the plugin's information to update the plugin automatically.![]() | Note |
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To enable automatic updates for the Pro version you need to save your |
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You need an active subscription to access updates of the Pro version otherwise you will get a 403 error. |
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You can also update manually by unzipping the installation file and uploading the contents via FTP under the |