How do I activate a Bitnami WordPress plugin on Lightsail?

Resolution

Use the WordPress Admin dashboard or WP-CLI to activate a Bitnami WordPress plugin.

Activate a Bitnami plugin with the WordPress Admin dashboard

1. Open the WordPress Admin dashboard.
   Note: The default WordPress admin dashboard's web address is your domain name followed by /wp-admin. For example: https://example.com/wp-admin.
2. Log in with your username and password.
3. Select Plugins in the left sidebar, then find the plugin that you want to activate.
4. Under the plugin's name, select Activate to activate the plugin.
   -or-
   To deactivate the plugin, select Deactivate.

Activate a Bitnami plugin with WP-CLI

1. Use SSH to connect to Lightsail.

2. List the installed plugins:

   sudo wp plugin list

3. Activate the plugin:
   Note: Replace example-plugin with the plugin that you want to activate.

   sudo wp plugin activate example-plugin

   -or-
   You can also deactivate the plugin:

   sudo wp plugin deactivate example-plugin

Verify that a plugin is active

1. Open the WordPress Admin dashboard.
   -or-
   If your WordPress Admin dashboard is already open, then refresh it.
2. Log in with your username and password.
3. Select Plugins in the left sidebar, then find the plugin that you activated.
4. If the plugin is active, then the option under its name shows Deactivate. If the plugin is not active, then the option shows Activate.