Title: Directory is not writable?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Directory is not writable?

 *  [singoutlouise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singoutlouise/)
 * (@singoutlouise)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-is-not-writable/)
 * I just installed NextGen for the first time. I created a folder called “Gallery”
   under wp-content. I set its permissions to 777.
 * I try to create a gallery and I get:
 * _Directory is not writeable !
    Check this link, if you didn’t know how to set
   the permission : [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing\_File\_Permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
 * I’m new to all of this, so I’m probably doing something wrong, but could someone
   please help me out? Thanks!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/)

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 *  Thread Starter [singoutlouise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singoutlouise/)
 * (@singoutlouise)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-is-not-writable/#post-3587684)
 * Pleeeeaaase somebody help! I’m desperate!
 *  [robertallen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertallen/)
 * (@robertallen)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-is-not-writable/#post-3587686)
 * Is wp-content set to 777 as well?
 *  Thread Starter [singoutlouise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singoutlouise/)
 * (@singoutlouise)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-is-not-writable/#post-3587689)
 * Yes, still getting the same error.
 *  [robertallen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertallen/)
 * (@robertallen)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-is-not-writable/#post-3587691)
 * You don’t need to create folders in FTP to run the NextGEN Gallery. When you 
   upload images it does it for you.
 *  [robertallen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertallen/)
 * (@robertallen)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-is-not-writable/#post-3587692)
 * In other words, when you go into the Gallery plugin and add an Album/Gallery,
   the plugin will automatically create folders inside wp-content and upload them
   there.
 *  Thread Starter [singoutlouise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singoutlouise/)
 * (@singoutlouise)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-is-not-writable/#post-3587693)
 * Right, but the problem is it’s not doing that. In WordPress, I can try to create
   a new gallery, but all I get is:
 * _Directory is not writeable !
    Check this link, if you didn’t know how to set
   the permission : [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing\_File\_Permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
 * I’m getting this error even though everything is writable.
 *  [robertallen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertallen/)
 * (@robertallen)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-is-not-writable/#post-3587695)
 * Hope this works…from another post from a year ago…
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-nextgen-gallery-directory-not-writable-error?replies=9](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-nextgen-gallery-directory-not-writable-error?replies=9)
   
   from fabricioremigio
 * >  Hello friends,
   > I had the same problem, and solved when I changed the “Gallery Path” under “
   > options” menu of plugin from “/” to “/wp-content/gallery/”
   > Do the test and tell if it worked.
 *  Thread Starter [singoutlouise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singoutlouise/)
 * (@singoutlouise)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-is-not-writable/#post-3587697)
 * You’re a lifesaver! Thank you!!!
 *  [robertallen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertallen/)
 * (@robertallen)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-is-not-writable/#post-3587698)
 * Yay! You’re very welcome…but fabricioremigio is the one to to be thanked. So 
   fabricioremigio, if you see this, thank you very much!

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