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title: Getting Started with PublishPress Planner
description: "[PublishPress Planner](https://publishpress.com/links/planner) is the plugin for managing and scheduling WordPress content. This is a guide to installing the [PublishPress Planner](https://publishpress.com/links/planner) plugin. These guides have useful background information as you're getting started: - [Technical requirements for our plugins](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/technical-requirements/). - [How to…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/start-planner/"
updated: "2026-10-14"
category: PublishPress Planner / Getting Started
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# Getting Started with PublishPress Planner

[PublishPress Planner](https://publishpress.com/links/planner) is the plugin for managing and scheduling WordPress content.

This is a guide to installing the [PublishPress Planner](https://publishpress.com/links/planner) plugin. These guides have useful background information as you're getting started:

- [Technical requirements for our plugins](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/technical-requirements/).
- [How to move from Free to Pro plugins](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/how-to-move-from-free-to-pro-plugins/).

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## Install the Free version of PublishPress Planner

- Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
- Go to "Plugins", then "Add New".
- Search for "PublishPress Planner".
- You will see the image below as a result. Click "Install Now".

![PublishPress Planner install](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Publishpress-planner-install-1024x518.png)

- Click "Activate".
- You will now see Planner in your WordPress admin menu.

![PublishPress Planner menu](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/planner-menu.png)
Publishpress Planner Free

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