Nexcess WordPress and WooCommerce hosting offers enterprise-grade performance, security, and support for your online business regardless of its size or your monthly budget.

One of the most prominent aspects of Nexcess-managed WordPress and WooCommerce plans is having a catalog of premium platform features, enhancements, addons, options, themes, and plugins hand-picked by Nexcess WordPress experts available to you from the admin dashboard.

About the complimentary plugins that make Nexcess WordPress hosting stand out

The total value included with WordPress and WooCommerce plans at Nexcess is undeniable. Nexcess WordPress setup using the Nexcess Installer plugin gives you access to a plethora of free plugins for optimizing your WordPress/WooCommerce website in the following functional areas:

Performance
Security
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Ecommerce

In this Nexcess Knowledge Base guide, you will learn how you can install the best plugins and extensions for your WordPress or WooCommerce website in one click using the Nexcess Installer plugin.

Top premium WordPress plugins included with Nexcess WordPress and WooCommerce plans

Of all Nexcess WordPress plugins and their configurations, three premium solutions deserve extra attention. These are the Sales Performance Monitor, Solid Security Pro, and Object Cache Pro.

1. Nexcess Sales Performance Monitor

The Nexcess Sales Performance Monitor features personalized revenue insights and intelligent analytics for your ecommerce store. It is a powerful ecommerce solution designed by Nexcess to keep you ahead of the competition in today’s saturated market. The Sales Performance Monitor is free of charge on all WordPress, WooCommerce, and StoreBuilder plans.

2. Solid Security Pro

Solid Security Pro is an award-winning security plugin that protects your WordPress website on the application level. Featuring several tools for update management, vulnerability scanning, and securing the critical areas of your website, using Solid Security Pro reduces the “attack surface” and keeps you protected from all common network attacks.

Solid Security Pro plans start at $99/year when billed annually. Nexcess WordPress, WooCommerce, and StoreBuilder customers can leverage the security solution free of charge.

3. Object Cache Pro

Object Cache Pro is an enterprise-grade object caching solution for WordPress that can significantly speed up your website. The software solution is highly customizable and fully optimized for WooCommerce. You can easily install and enable Object Cache Pro through the Nexcess Installer plugin.

This object caching solution is valued at $95/month, but the premium plugin is included in all Nexcess WordPress, WooCommerce, and flexible cloud hosting plans free of charge.

How to use the Nexcess Installer plugin

The Nexcess Installer plugin is available through the WordPress or WooCommerce Admin Dashboard. You can view the WordPress admin credentials in the Nexcess Client Portal, which has a helpful guide available.

Step 1. Open the Nexcess Installer plugin

After logging into my.nexcess.net, open your WordPress Admin Dashboard and select Nexcess > Install Plugins from the dropdown menu. This will open the Nexcess Installer plugin interface.

Step 2. Choose the plugins you would like to install

Check the WordPress plugins you want to activate using the checkboxes or click on one of the select buttons below the plugin section. Select All Plugins to install and activate all software solutions in the Nexcess Installer plugin groups. Alternatively, you have buttons available for selecting all plugins belonging to a particular group.

You can uncheck all checkboxes by clicking on the Reset Choices button. Then, confirm this action in the subsequent window by clicking on OK button:

Step 3. Install premium WordPress plugins from the Nexcess Installer plugin

Once you have selected the plugins you want to install on your WordPress or WooCommerce website, click the Install Selected Plugins button. The Nexcess Installer plugin will download, install, and activate your chosen software solutions. After the installation process is complete, new WordPress plugins will appear on the Plugins page of your WordPress dashboard.

Plugins that require a license

Some plugins from the Nexcess Installer plugin catalog, for example, Solid Security Pro and Object Cache Pro, require a license, which Nexcess offers with all WordPress and WooCommerce hosting plans. Setting up premium WordPress plugins will include an additional step — activating the license key to use them. More on that below.

Step 4. License the premium WordPress plugins installed

Upon installation, you will see a message warning you that the installed premium plugins require a license. Click on the Click Here link to complete the installation process. You should see a message informing you that the chosen plugins were licensed.

That’s it! The premium WordPress solutions are now available to you through the admin dashboard.

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