Title: Plug-in Admin
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Plug-in Admin

 *  [breger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breger/)
 * (@breger)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-admin/)
 * I run WP 1.5 Strayhorn and have noticed (from today) that when I add a plugin
   to the list and try to activate it it gives me a
    “Sorry, you need to enable 
   sending referrers, for this feature to work” message. Has anyone any idea what
   this relates to?

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-admin/#post-184639)
 * At some point today, you either changed or upgraded your firewall / browser /
   security settings. That is what is causing it.
    A search at Codex will turn up
   a page, but your best bet is to think about what you have done with your system.
 *  [zeeg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zeeg/)
 * (@zeeg)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-admin/#post-184693)
 * Or your url fields are messed up in admin options.
 *  Thread Starter [breger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breger/)
 * (@breger)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-admin/#post-184732)
 * I think I’ve found the reason – I installed Privoxy and Tor which seems to affect
   the admin plugin activation. When I disable them the problem disappears. Will
   have to check settings in these programmes to see if there is an alternative –
   or dump them!
 *  Thread Starter [breger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breger/)
 * (@breger)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-admin/#post-185036)
 * Sorry guys – thanks for the feedback and problem solved.
 *  [davesgonechina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davesgonechina/)
 * (@davesgonechina)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-admin/#post-185126)
 * Hey Breger et al.
 * If you’re running the latest Tor bundle with Privoxy, then all you have to do
   is change your browser settings so there is no proxy for your wordpress site.
   In Firefox, this would be under Options->General->Connection Settings->No Proxy
   For. I had to do this for my wireless router as well, since Privoxy will block
   that too. You do not have to change any settings in Tor or its bundle programs.

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 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [davesgonechina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davesgonechina/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-admin/#post-185126)
 * Status: not resolved

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