Title: Can’t install plugins
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Can’t install plugins

 *  [movingahead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/movingahead/)
 * (@movingahead)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-install-plugins-5/)
 * I have a new WordPress installation on a domain hosted at Dreamhost. I moved 
   my old posts from Blogger and choosed the Mystique theme – which I found in the
   featured themes. I selected widgets and it was fine. I activated Aksimet, but
   after that I am not able to install any plugin. I get the sequence of messages
 * > ” Downloading install package from [http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/delicious-for-wordpress.zip](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/delicious-for-wordpress.zip).
   > 
   > Unpacking the package. Installing the plugin. Could not create directory. /
   > home/movingahead/rohitmishra.me/blog/wp-content/plugins/delicious-for-wordpress/
   > Plugin Install Failed.
 * I checked my wp-content folder and saw that the plugin and cache file show owner
   as (?)(?) while all other folders shown username as the one I use to log onto
   the server. I tried using SSH to change owner name, and also tried deleting the
   plugin folder, but nothing worked.
 * Expecting some experts to help me out.

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-install-plugins-5/#post-1507496)
 * Ask your hosting provider to delete the directories and files that you can’t,
   then try using an [FTP client](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) to [install the plugins manually](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Manual_Plugin_Installation).

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