{"id":3656,"date":"2017-09-13T15:51:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T15:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=3656"},"modified":"2020-02-06T10:22:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T10:22:17","slug":"install-activate-amp","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/article\/install-activate-amp\/","title":{"rendered":"Install &#038; Activate the AMP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If this is your first time using the AMP plugin, then you have come to the right place. This tutorial will help you to understand the installation process for the AMP plugin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log in to your WordPress dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Plugins<\/strong>\u00a0in the left side navigation bar<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Add New<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In the search bar on the right, search for \u201cAMP\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Select the\u00a0<strong>AMP for WP \u2013 Accelerated Mobile Pages\u00a0<\/strong>plugin; it should have a red logo<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Install Now<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Hit\u00a0<strong>Activate<\/strong>\u00a0after it is installed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.addthiscdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/21121101\/AMP-for-WP-screenshot.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7324 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.addthiscdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/21121101\/AMP-for-WP-screenshot.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.addthiscdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/21121101\/AMP-for-WP-screenshot.png 808w, https:\/\/blog.addthiscdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/21121101\/AMP-for-WP-screenshot-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.addthiscdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/21121101\/AMP-for-WP-screenshot-768x395.png 768w\" alt=\"AMP for WP screenshot\" width=\"808\" height=\"416\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>To make it easy, we have created a video tutorial also<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div style=\"width: 643px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3656-1\" width=\"643\" height=\"362\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/install-video.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/install-video.mp4\">https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/install-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h3>Multisite installation<\/h3>\n<p>AMP plugin works like any other plugin. You can install the AMP on multisite and perform a network-activate as well.<\/p>\n<h3>Reverting to a previous version<\/h3>\n<p>We always recommend you to use the latest version of the plugin. However, in some cases, you might have to try or use the older versions of the plugin.<\/p>\n<p>To use a previous version of\u00a0AMP for WP:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Disable and delete the current plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Download\u00a0a previous version of\u00a0AMP for WP under the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/accelerated-mobile-pages\/advanced\/\">Advanced View<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Upload the previous version under\u00a0<strong>Plugins &gt; Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the previous version of AMPforWP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3662 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amp-for-wp-development-version.png\" alt=\"Reverting version\" width=\"590\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amp-for-wp-development-version.png 1476w, https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amp-for-wp-development-version-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amp-for-wp-development-version-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amp-for-wp-development-version-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amp-for-wp-development-version-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amp-for-wp-development-version-60x34.png 60w, https:\/\/ampforwp.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amp-for-wp-development-version-100x57.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s it for this tutorial!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We hope it helped you. 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