There are a few cases when manually installing wpDiscuz plugin is appropriate.

• If you wish to control the placement and the process of installing wpDiscuz.
• If your server does not permit automatic installation of a WordPress Plugin.

Installation of a wpDiscuz manually requires FTP familiarity and the awareness that you may put your site at risk if you install a wpDiscuz  incompatible with the current version or from an unreliable source.

To install wpDiscuz manually:

1. Download wpDiscuz Plugin to your desktop.
2. If downloaded as a zip archive, extract the Plugin folder to your desktop.
3. With your FTP program, upload the /wpdiscuz/ folder to the wp-content/plugins folder in your WordPress directory online.
4. Go to Dashboard > Plugins screen and find wpDiscuz in the list.
5. Click [Activate] button to activate it.
6. Then follow to Plugin Installation Wizard steps.