All Plugins Disappeared and Won't Install Again

  • Resolved zuluboy005

    (@zuluboy005)


    10 years, 6 months ago

    Just updated.
    My plugin library is now empty.
    When I try to install any plugin, I get this same error message:

    Could not create directory. /home2/mylifem1/public_html/thebook/wp-content/plugins/wp-smushit/

    Plugin install failed.

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  • Try resetting the plugins folder by FTP or phpMyAdmin.

    Thread Starter zuluboy005

    (@zuluboy005)

    any idea where i find the WP-contents folder that I’m supposed to rename?
    i’m in my Wrdp1 database and dont see that folder anywhere

    You are not supposed to rename the wp-contents folder. You need to rename the wp-content/plugins folder. And it can be found on your site’s server and accessed using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides.

    Thread Starter zuluboy005

    (@zuluboy005)

    gotcha.
    so my wordpress is installed on a subdomain.
    I go to that subdomain in my File Manager and I see WP-contents.
    I click that and I see a folder that says “Plugins.old”
    There’s no folder that just says “Plugins”.
    So I rename that folder to “Plugins.hold”, then log into wp-admin.php and then return to File Manager and rename folder back to its original “Plugins.old”
    Have I done this correctly?
    Because Plugins still fail to install?

    No – just leave the plugins folder renamed as plugins.hold for now and create a new folder called plugins. What error are you seeing now?

    Thread Starter zuluboy005

    (@zuluboy005)

    You’re a LEGEND!!!!
    Thank you
    ??

    Is everything OK now?

    Thread Starter zuluboy005

    (@zuluboy005)

    Perfect. Thank you

    Excellent! ??

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