The Grow Plugin for Wordpress is available on the WordPress repository! Whether you're brand new to Grow or you've been running Grow on your site for quite awhile, the Grow Plugin is for you! As we continue to innovate, this plugin paves the way for more advanced functionalities and a variety of integrated controls from within the WordPress platform. 

We designed this plugin with a few goals in mind:

• Grow Access - instead of navigating to your Grow Portal manually, you can now access your portal via the plugin!
  
  
• Grow Installation - this plugin provides a seamless integration flow to the Grow Publisher Portal, allowing publishers to integrate Grow without the hassle of manual script tag insertions. 
  
  
• Category Targeting - previously, publishers were required to install the Grow Social plugin (even if you weren't a Grow Social user) in order for the Grow portal to pull categories from your site. Now, you can just use Grow's plugin for WordPress instead! To learn more about category targeting, please check out this article.

Are you brand new to Grow and just setting up your account for the first time? Click here to skip ahead!

Installing the Grow Plugin for WordPress: For Current Grow Users

First, head over to the Wordpress Repository to begin your download. Once downloaded, be sure to activate the plugin on your site!

Next, go to your settings sidebar in Wordpress Admin, scroll down to select "Grow", then click "Connect or Create an Account":

From here, you'll want to make sure that you log into Grow using the email address that is connected to your Grow account.

If you aren't logged in with the correct email address, you can click "Switch Account" to switch over to the email address connected with your Grow account.

Once you have confirmed that the site URL is correct, click "Connect to Grow" to initiate the integration process:

After clicking "Connect to Grow", you'll then want to confirm permission for the Grow plugin to connect to your Grow Portal  by clicking "Grant Permission": 

That's it, you're all set! You can either navigate to your Grow Portal by clicking "Customize Grow", or, you can head back to your Wordpress dashboard by clicking "Return to WordPress".

Installing Grow the Grow Plugin for WordPress: For Brand New Users

First, head over to the Wordpress Repository to begin your download. Once downloaded, be sure to activate the plugin on your site!

Next, go to your settings sidebar in Wordpress Admin, scroll down to select "Grow", then click "Connect or Create an Account":

From here, you'll want to click "Get Started" under the signup modal - this will walk you through the process of creating your Grow account:

You can create your Grow account using one of these methods:

• Use the Google button
• Use the Facebook button
• Use your email address + password

Quick note for Mediavine publishers: if you are creating a Grow account for the first time, be sure to utilize the same email address that you use to login to your Mediavine dashboard!

Once you've created your Grow account, you will then be prompted to confirm your website:

After clicking "Submit Site", you'll then want to confirm permission for the Grow plugin to connect to your Grow Portal  by clicking "Grant Permission": 

That's it, you're all set! You can either navigate to your Grow Portal by clicking "Customize Grow", or, you can head back to your Wordpress dashboard by clicking "Return to WordPress":