Title: Plugin(s) don’t show in Admin/plugins Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Plugin(s) don’t show in Admin/plugins * [gene-belmont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gene-belmont/) * (@gene-belmont) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/) * Hi All, I know, I know, this topic has been battered to death in the forums, but here goes, anyway: When I originally installed 2.5, I had Akismet and Dolly in my Admin/plugin. During the install process I uploaded “all-in-one-seo-packet” and “meta editor.php”. They both displayed in Admin/plugin, and I activated them both. Since then I have attempted to upload “smart youtube”,”stats.1.2.1,” and, finally, “wp automatic upgrade” (this last, trying to upgrade to 2.5.1). None have appeared in Admins/plugin. All appear in wp-content/plugin/…. as items under/ plugin. It’s my understanding they are supposed to be there. Correct? * Any ideas as to what I’m supposed to do to get them to show in Admins/plugin so I can activate them? * Gene Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * Thread Starter [gene-belmont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gene-belmont/) * (@gene-belmont) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767775) * I’m bumping this up, because I’m kinda dead in the water ’til I get this problem resolved. * Lots of info on this problem, but answers don’t seem to answer my problem specifically. * Thanks * Gene * [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/) * (@iridiax) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767777) * Are the plugins installed correctly? Some tell you to upload only the php file, some tell you to upload just a subfolder, and some tell you to upload the entire folder. * It may just be a typo in your post, but it’s wp-content/plugin**s** * Thread Starter [gene-belmont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gene-belmont/) * (@gene-belmont) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767925) * **bumping this up again!** Iridiax was kind enough to answer, but answer didn’t solve my question. No sense in my continuing my blog until I solve some the existing problems. None of you owe me squat, but would appreciate some input. Surely I’m not the only one who’s had this/these hangups with WordPress. * Thanking you in advance. * Gene * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767926) * you **didnt** answer his question. you need help fine, but not answering questions doesnt help us to help you. * > Are the plugins installed correctly? * [ self edit so things arent confused more] * — * I want to see a screenshot of your plugin directory please, as you see it when you look using an FTP client — thats wp-content/plugins/ * I would ALSO like to see a screenshot of the inside of ONE plugin directory — so pretending that you uploaded a plugin named XYZ I want to see a screenshot of whats inside wp-content/plugins/XYZ * Until and unless you provide more information, like screenshots OR a textual representation of what you have done – No_ONE can help you. * 99.999999% of plugin issues are the result of them NOT being uploaded properly, ie nested folders. You have not provided enough information to tell you anything beyond that. * [ivovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ivovic/) * (@ivovic) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767928) * those folders are a 404 because he’s using ‘%postname%’ as his permalink structure. * for the sake of us here at the forums, the only way to put that in as your permalink setting should be via phpMyAdmin. * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767929) * > why is that a 404? > more importantly, why is this a 404? * Because this is the URI: * [http://hawaii4newbies.com/myblog/wp-content/plugins/](http://hawaii4newbies.com/myblog/wp-content/plugins/) * @ Gene: * take a look in those folders as iridiax suggests. Take a look in your akismet folder as well. There is a errant upload there as well… also…too 🙂 * Search keyword “nested folders”. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767931) * ops yeap, youre right clayton 🙂 * and now that we can peek, we see its the nested folder issue * [http://hawaii4newbies.com/myblog/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/all-in-one-seo-pack/](http://hawaii4newbies.com/myblog/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/all-in-one-seo-pack/) * isnt right. * you want your plugin files inside here: * [http://hawaii4newbies.com/myblog/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/](http://hawaii4newbies.com/myblog/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/) * Notice that you have an extra directory. * Scratch the screenshots, not necessary now that clayton has shown me the light 😉 * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767932) * aww, shucks… ( looks at ground and kicks dirt with toe of shoe ) * 🙂 * Peace! * [ivovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ivovic/) * (@ivovic) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767933) * yay for someone whose soul isn’t dead yet, actually bothering to scratch the surface! * Thread Starter [gene-belmont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gene-belmont/) * (@gene-belmont) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767963) * Ok, trying hard to follow instructions. * Now have Akismet, wp stats, and seo meta editor advanced,installed and activated in WP Admin/plugins. * I uninstalled all-in-one from the server side and my ‘puter. Reinstalled just as the author instructed. Doesn’t show in Admin. Checked it’s URL and it shows Parent Directory and all-in-one … and that’s it. * Can Akismet be in successfully installed and displayed in Admin/plugins and still be flawed? * I’ve got 3 other plugins I want to install, but want to get this all-in-one thing whipped first. * If you want to proceed with this, I’d appreciate,** but if you’re worn out,** I understand that, too. * Gene * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767964) * The problem may still be that you have a folder within a folder for all of your other plugins. I took another look, and you still have nested folders. click here and have a look: * [http://hawaii4newbies.com/myblog/wp-content/plugins/](http://hawaii4newbies.com/myblog/wp-content/plugins/) * akismet is working because when you click on the folder, you see the files within, and not another folder named akismet. Now click on any of the other folders and you will see that inside is another folder with the same (or similar name). This is usually referred to as nesting. You have one two many “layers” of folders for your plugins. * Note the links that whooami posted above. The first one is what you have, the second is what you want. * Let’s use All-in-One as an example: * step 1. download the all-in-one zip folder to your desktop. * step 2. unzip it. * step 3. look in the un-zipped folder. Is there another folder with the same name? Probably. * step 4. upload the folder that contains the files, _not_ including the first folder… oh, boy I’m making this sound harder than it really is. Instead of uploading/ folder/folder/files to your plugins directory, you need to upload /folder/files. Simply one too many folders in most cases …and that’s the meaning of the term“ nested” folders. That’s about it. * By the way, I get a 404 if I go to ://hawaii4newbies.com/myblog/, but I get your front page if I go to ://hawaii4newbies.com/ * While you are in the dashboard, you may want to check and make sure that your URI’s for your blog are correctly entered and that you are happy with it, then double check your permalinks and you should be good to go. * Cj. * Thread Starter [gene-belmont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gene-belmont/) * (@gene-belmont) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767980) * HEY, CJ, Whooami, and all, Yeehaw! finally got it through my ol’ 76 year old calcified mind what I was doing wrong. Absolutely couldn’t have done it without your help. Thanks. * When using ftp I was clicking on the folder name in the first instance, not clicking to the next instance where the actual folder is. Great lesson to learn. * OK, as to: * > By the way, I get a 404 if I go to ://hawaii4newbies.com/myblog/, > but I get > your front page if I go to ://hawaii4newbies.com/ > While you are in the dashboard, you may want to check and make sure that your > URI’s for your blog are correctly entered and that you are happy with it, then > double check your permalinks and you should be good to go. * Under admin/settings I show WordPress Address (URL) as [http://hawaii4newbies.com/my](http://hawaii4newbies.com/my) blog, and Blog Address (URL) as [http://hawaii4newbies.com](http://hawaii4newbies.com) * I was advised to do this so my url address would show as [http://hawaii4newbies.com](http://hawaii4newbies.com), without /myblog. What’s the downside to having it that way? * I’m going to use WP automatic Upgrade to upgrade to 2.5.1, but don’t want to screw with success today. Any problems you know of with that upgrade? * as is often said in Hawaii: Aloha a hui hou (till we meet again) * Gene * Thread Starter [gene-belmont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gene-belmont/) * (@gene-belmont) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767981) * Holy Lizard, I forgot to say that all the uploads I corrected and attempted registered successfully in Admin/Plugins. * Ain’t it Great! * Gene * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767982) * > Ain’t it Great! * Happy blogging, Gene 😉 * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767991) * > What’s the downside to having it that way? * None, that I can think of… I just wanted you to make sure it was ok for _you_ because of the way you posted your URI in your profile. * Glad to see you sorted it out! It’s a good feeling when it finally clicks. * Take care. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) The topic ‘Plugin(s) don’t show in Admin/plugins’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 15 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * Last activity: [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-dont-show-in-adminplugins/#post-767991) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics