Title: No plugins will install
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# No plugins will install

 *  [inhere](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inhere/)
 * (@inhere)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-plugins-will-install/)
 * Hi,
 * I unable to get any plugins installed and don’t know what I am doing wrong. I
   have extracted the files and uploaded them to the wp-content\plugins folder, 
   but when I then go to the plugins page of wordpress I still only see the three
   default plugins. I have tried this with several plugins, and have even tried 
   removing the default plugins, but still the list is the same. This seems to indicate
   to me that I am modifying the wrong location (as no changes to the files are 
   reflected in the control panel) but I don’t see how I can be. Any help will be
   appreciated.
 * Thanks
 * sam

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 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-plugins-will-install/#post-387338)
 * Are you unzipping them before you upload them to the wp-content/plugins directory?
 * Make sure you check their docs too. Some plugins stay in their own directory 
   under wp-content/plugins, others go their directly.
 *  Thread Starter [inhere](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inhere/)
 * (@inhere)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-plugins-will-install/#post-387342)
 * Thanks for the quick reply. I have unzipped them. I have tried putting the contents
   of the folder in the directory directly, I have tried outting the folder they
   are in in the plugins directory. The plugins just say to place them in the folder.
   nothing else. Can you confirm that if I delete the hellodolly.php that the plugin
   should be removed from list of plugins in the wordpress plugins panel?
 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-plugins-will-install/#post-387345)
 * Yes, if you delete hellodolly, you shouldn’t see it in you Admin Plugins list.
 * That’d be a good way to make sure you’re working with the right directories. 
   🙂
 *  Thread Starter [inhere](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inhere/)
 * (@inhere)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-plugins-will-install/#post-387347)
 * Thats exactly what I did, as I thought I could check that way, yet it still shows
   up in the list.
 * So what could I be doing wrong?
 * There is only 1 plugins directory on the server.
 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-plugins-will-install/#post-387349)
 * Silly things to ponder:
 * a) positive you’re on the correct server? (don’t laugh – happens all the time
   with DNS moves and such).
 * b) truly positive there aren’t any other WP installs on that server?
 * c) in your browser, while at the plugins page, hit ctrl-F5 to force a local cache
   clear (aka hard refresh).
 *  Thread Starter [inhere](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inhere/)
 * (@inhere)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-plugins-will-install/#post-387369)
 * Some progress made. I have discovered that I am getting different IP if I use
   the www. prefix than if I dont.
 * Hitting hosting company with a large stick now.
 * Thanks for the help HandySolo
 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-plugins-will-install/#post-387370)
 * Add an axe blade to the end of the large stick. 😉
 * Glad to hear you’ve made some progress.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 7 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * Last activity: [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-plugins-will-install/#post-387370)
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