Title: [Plugin: Connections] Activation error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Connections] Activation error

 *  Resolved [moose123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moose123/)
 * (@moose123)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-connections-activation-error/)
 * Getting the following error when activating the plugin on a multi-site site.
 * `ERROR: Path ../wp-content/connection_images does not seem to exist. Please try
   deactivating and reactivating Connections.`
 * …and…
 * `Path ../wp-content/connections_templates does not seem to exist. Please try 
   deactivating and reactivating Connections.`
 * Also, shouldn’t both of these be created inside the plugin directory?
 * I appreciate any suggestions.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/connections/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/connections/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * (@shazahm1hotmailcom)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-connections-activation-error/#post-2797981)
 * Connections is unable to automatically create these folders on activation due
   to server permissions. You have to manually create these folders and make sure
   they are writable.
 * These paths are correct and have to exist outside of the plugin’s folder otherwise
   they would be deleted during a plugin upgrade.
 *  Thread Starter [moose123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moose123/)
 * (@moose123)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-connections-activation-error/#post-2798002)
 * Thanks for the reply, Steven.
 * I’ve created the two folders and have permissions set for user and group ‘r+w
   +x’ but still getting the ‘not writable’ error. Do these folders need to be 777?
 * Thanks again.
 *  Plugin Author [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * (@shazahm1hotmailcom)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-connections-activation-error/#post-2798003)
 * You shouldn’t need 777. In most cases 755 works fine but in some server installations
   the permissions do need elevated to 767.
 *  Thread Starter [moose123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moose123/)
 * (@moose123)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-connections-activation-error/#post-2798005)
 * 767 worked. Thanks again!!

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 * Last reply from: [moose123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moose123/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-connections-activation-error/#post-2798005)
 * Status: resolved