Title: Plugin Installation FAILED
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Plugin Installation FAILED

 *  [yellowtaxiblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowtaxiblog/)
 * (@yellowtaxiblog)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installation-failed-2/)
 * Hi..
    I have a site called **[http://www.yellowtaxiblog.com](http://www.yellowtaxiblog.com)**
   and I am trying to add on some plugins and it gives me this error message bellow…**
   Unpacking the package…**
 * Installing the plugin…
 * Could not create directory. /hermes/bosweb/web283/b2839/ipg.yellowtaxiblogcom/
   wp-content/plugins/simple-twitter-connect/
 * Plugin install failed.
    Please help me as how to add plugins successfully.. Thanks.**
   Shaheed Hasan [http://www.yellowtaxiblog.com](http://www.yellowtaxiblog.com)

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 *  [martijnkraan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martijnkraan/)
 * (@martijnkraan)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installation-failed-2/#post-1697877)
 * Maybe it has samething to do with the rights of your plugins folder. Read the
   [Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions) for more info.
 * Good luck!
 *  Thread Starter [yellowtaxiblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowtaxiblog/)
 * (@yellowtaxiblog)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installation-failed-2/#post-1697892)
 * I read the Codex..and it look totally Hebrew to me..it is not my cup of tea..
   lets see what happen… as the codex says..if I install it chances r I don’t need
   to do anything..so i am not doing anything..
    Thanks.
 *  [martijnkraan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martijnkraan/)
 * (@martijnkraan)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installation-failed-2/#post-1697899)
 * Just trying to help ;).
 * The line ‘Could not create directory’ indicates that there’s a problem with the
   permissions. You should make the plugins folder writable. Making writable is 
   giving it the permission 777 (or 775). How you can do that depends on your ftp
   client or hosting software (like cPanel for example).
 * What FTP program are you using?
 *  Thread Starter [yellowtaxiblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowtaxiblog/)
 * (@yellowtaxiblog)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installation-failed-2/#post-1697910)
 * Thanks for the speedy answer. I use normally File zilla..but when it is a WordPress
   I try to do it from WordPress..don’t use FTP. I use IPage C Panel..then WordPress
   and then login to wordpress module and then try to do edit, installation and 
   so on.
 * Would you do me a favor..? would you go to the site [http://www.yellowtaxiblog.com](http://www.yellowtaxiblog.com)
   and check it out. I am just building it from yesterday..and I am not proficient
   in WordPress so it is taking me long time. Please give me ur valuable opinion.
   It will be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks. Shaheed
 *  [martijnkraan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martijnkraan/)
 * (@martijnkraan)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installation-failed-2/#post-1697921)
 * You should try the following:
 * 1. Acces your WordPress installation folder via cPanel or FileZilla
    2. Make 
   the following folder writeable (that is, change the permissions to 777) – /wp-
   content/ – /wp-content/cache/ – /wp-content/uploads/ How you can make folders
   writable depends on which method you choose (FileZilla or cPanel). Which one 
   do you choose?
 *  Thread Starter [yellowtaxiblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowtaxiblog/)
 * (@yellowtaxiblog)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installation-failed-2/#post-1698042)
 * Thanks again..I had to go somewhere..so I will try this tonight and let you know
   tomorrow. Thanks for all the help.
    Shaheed One more thng..pls give me your opinion
   about the site [http://www.yellowtaxiblog.com](http://www.yellowtaxiblog.com)
 *  Thread Starter [yellowtaxiblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowtaxiblog/)
 * (@yellowtaxiblog)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installation-failed-2/#post-1698043)
 * Oh one thing..now that I am trying to do that.
    I am in WordPress…but how would
   I find my folder..?
 * Sorry for being the pain..
    -Shaheed..if u r online now (10.01 pm Eastern Time,
   New York City time) Pls answer.
 *  [martijnkraan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martijnkraan/)
 * (@martijnkraan)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installation-failed-2/#post-1698067)
 * Can you be more specific? What are you trying to do?

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installation-failed-2/#post-1698067)
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