Title: [Plugin: Alkivia SidePosts] SidePosts widget broken?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Alkivia SidePosts] SidePosts widget broken?

 *  Resolved [valkyrie66](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valkyrie66/)
 * (@valkyrie66)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-alkivia-sideposts-sideposts-widget-broken/)
 * Anyone else having trouble with the SidePosts widget? (running WP 2.9.1) For 
   me the auto install failed, manual install failed too. 6 framework – library 
   files would not install properly (errored upon upload). When I tried to delete
   the plugin from the server the same 6 files will not delete either!!
 * 1. Anyone have a solution?
    2. Should I worry about those 6 files being on my
   server?
 * Bummer, it was a pretty cool little widget….
    Thanks a lot!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sideposts/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sideposts/)

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 *  [Txanny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/txanny/)
 * (@txanny)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-alkivia-sideposts-sideposts-widget-broken/#post-1356045)
 * Having some not used files on the server, normally, it’s not a problem if are
   know files that you’re sure come from a known origin (you).
 * About the troubles installing and manually deleting the files, it look like a
   permissions problem on the server folder. If you cannot delete the files is because
   you have no rights to delete them on the server.
 * This problem arises sometimes when the automatic install failed and the server
   runs as a special user (named nobody) that don’t grant rights to modify the files
   to the FTP user.
 * I recommend asking your hosting provider to delete the folder and to upload the
   plugin manually to server (that way you have full control to the files).
 * I don’t like hosting providers who runs the apache server as nobody, as most 
   of times all sites from all users run on the same user and this is a security
   flaw.
 *  Thread Starter [valkyrie66](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valkyrie66/)
 * (@valkyrie66)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-alkivia-sideposts-sideposts-widget-broken/#post-1356356)
 * Thanks Txanny, I will ask the hosting provider to help me remove the files. 🙂
 * Anyone know how to fix the plugin?
 *  [Txanny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/txanny/)
 * (@txanny)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-alkivia-sideposts-sideposts-widget-broken/#post-1356370)
 * After removing those files, just upload the latest version and should go fine.
 *  Thread Starter [valkyrie66](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valkyrie66/)
 * (@valkyrie66)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-alkivia-sideposts-sideposts-widget-broken/#post-1356380)
 * It worked!! Thanks a lot Txanny!! 🙂
 * The hosting provider fixed the permission issues I was having and I could delete
   the files and do a clean install.
 *  [Txanny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/txanny/)
 * (@txanny)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-alkivia-sideposts-sideposts-widget-broken/#post-1356382)
 * Nice you’ve solved it. Enjoy the plugin!

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