Posted 1 year ago #
Hi,
I was setting up and uploading some plugins to my site. I downloaded to computer, Uploaded to Plugin Folder, Extracted files, and went to admin. Only a couple of them have come through to the site to activate/deactivate. Do i only have room for so many plugins or could this be another problem?
Thanks so much for your help.
Jodie
Posted 1 year ago #
its another problem -- and this might be it.
when you are extracting them, whereever you choose to do that, the ultimate directory structure needs to look like this:
wp-content/plugins/plugin/
NOT
wp-content/plugins/plugin/another-plugin-name
in other words, make sure you dont nest directories.
--
Looking here though,
http://suchacleverdick.com/wp-content/plugins/
I dont see that being a problem.
Posted 1 year ago #
Hmmm how very frustrating. I think i must be missing something very simple. I deleted the plugins and reloaded them, extracted them again making sure the directory was just
wp-content/plugins/plugin/
Still no go, they are still not turning up in my admin.
What do you mean by 'don't hnest directories' Was that a typo or lingo?
I have not updated my wordpress yet though and this might help? Fantasia doesn't have the version 2.3.2 yet?!
Any other ideas.
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly...you are a star!
Posted 1 year ago #
typo :P "nest"
Posted 1 year ago #
http://suchacleverdick.com/wp-content/plugins/statpress/wp-statpress/
thats nested.
you want this:
http://suchacleverdick.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-statpress/
see how you have an extra directory ...
Posted 1 year ago #
also, for the subscription plugin.. Read the installation instructions inside the readme:
http://suchacleverdick.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-to-comments/readme.txt
1. Put subscribe-to-comments.php into [wordpress_dir]/wp-content/plugins/
you have that inside its own directory (nested).
Posted 1 year ago #
I am having the same problems with a few plugins. any other suggestions?
Posted 1 year ago #
no, because what i am describing is the most common problem, and you havent provided a link to your blog so that I can peek at what you are doing.
Posted 1 year ago #
my apologies
http://www.tomandlara.com
Posted 1 year ago #
thanks, thats no help though. Your server setup restricts me from snooping into your plugin directory.
I would simply doublecheck that you arent doing what Ive already suggested. trust me, thats the most commom problem.
A close second is uploading plugins to the wrong directory all-together.
Posted 1 year ago #
thanks for the tips!
-It's in the right directory
-It is the same plugin (statpress)i am having problems with
-It used to work fine until i updated it a few weeks ago
-A subsequent update has been released, still a no go
-Do you think it is a plugin specific problem and i just need to go bother the plugin author some more about how this can be remedied?
Posted 1 year ago #
Hey homeycomb, sorry i disappeared.
If this file keeps nesting up with the same actions i take with other plugins, how do i unnest it...so to speak?
All i am doing is extracting the files into the /public_html/wp-content/plugins directory.
Thank you so much.
Posted 1 year ago #
Just one more thing,...
The comments one is fine. The ones i am having trouble with are the wp-Polls and the Statpress.
Cheers
If this file keeps nesting up with the same actions i take with other plugins, how do i unnest it...so to speak?
you can move the files, OR dont extract them on the server. you have downloaded the zip files to your computer -- so you can extract them right there, read the readme files right there (as you should be doing), and then upload the files according to the instructions.
The ones i am having trouble with are the wp-Polls and the Statpress.
statpress is (or was) incorrectly nested. I havent looked again since this morning. the polls one isnt even unzipped.
Look at the link I provided this morning:
http://suchacleverdick.com/wp-content/plugins/
Good luck! :)
Posted 1 year ago #
I didn't realize WP out-of-the-box was so "open" in terms of directory listings. I had to whip out my WP-root .htaccess and add Options -Indexes as a line. Why doesn't WP come installed with directory listings disabled?
tzefp8ezfn7h, the devs dont provide index.html/php files for whatever reason. They are aware of the result. It's only been recently that they even included one inside wp-content/
Why doesn't WP come installed with directory listings disabled?
See above. And realize too that the devs are never going to go for editing .htaccess files beyond what might be done for pretty permalinks. In other words, they don't believe, and neither do I, actually, that they/WordPress ought to be editing your .htaccess ...
Thats your job.
The lack of index files has been a sore spot for a lot of people.
But thats not nearly as bad as the path info that can be gleamed off some of the files.
Posted 1 year ago #
From the couple of posts on my search of "directory listing" I get the gist that "directory listing/indexing" is set at the host level. Lo and behold, I check my hosting control panel, and there is such an option. I never knew that and never had to set it before for my Gallery, CMS, etc.
BTW, which files have a "path info" vulnerability? I do consider directory listings/path info as vulnerabilities since I don't necessarily want anyone/everyone to know which files/folders/plugins I am using, unless I explicitly inform them.
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