Can’t add themes,wp plugins or install update

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1. 
   Craig
   September 2, 2009
   4:52 am

   

   I have the above problem, but everytime I try to change my access to 777 I am told I do not have permission. I am using a QNAP 209 server.

2. 
   admin
   September 2, 2009
   1:27 pm

   

   Hello Craig,
   Thank you for your time and commnet.

   First make sure you have right access. for example root user in linux servers have full access.
   Also some server does not allow you to chmod 777. Some server even change automatically to chmod 644 if apply chmod 777.

   Try chmod 766 or chmod 764.

   by the way you can always upload your plugin directly using ftp.

   I hope it helped.
   Andy

3. 
   mecal
   September 16, 2009
   6:48 am

   

   not work for me

4. 
   Andy
   September 16, 2009
   4:28 pm

   

   Sorry to hear that. Solving this problem is very simple. all you need is give write permission to the plugin directory.

   Just let you know chmod is a Unix/Linux shell command used to change permissions on files. Its name is a contraction of “change mode.”

   Please let me know how you applied that?
   Andy

5. 
   Charles
   November 25, 2009
   4:00 am

   

   Hello Andy,

   I’ve tried implementing the suggestion you gave for installing themes and plugins to my existing blog, but am unsure where to access the plugin admin. Is it in the blog admin area or the web hosting company’s admin area. Do you have step-by-step instructions? That would help me greatly.

   Thanks for all you help with this.

6. 
   Andy
   December 1, 2009
   3:43 pm

   

   Hello Charles,

   There are two ways to install a plugin or theme.

   A) You can upload them manually using a ftp program directly to your WordPress. Normally path is like this “your_site/wp-content/plugins” or “your_site/wp-content/themes”. Then try to login in your wp admin area and activate that plugin or theme. This way will work most of the times.

   B) Second way is same with above, only you no need to copy it with ftp program. You will upload it directly in WordPress admin area. And then you need activate them.

   Thank You
   Andy

7. 
   Jarhead
   January 25, 2010
   4:52 am

   

   I have this problem, but here’s the kicker on two other blogs I can just install plugin’s and theme’s easy, NO ftp window comes up and it just works

   Now on this new blog which the host setup and installed for me I have to fill in the FTP connection

   HOST:________________
   LOGIN:_______________
   PASSWORD:____________

   and then get the famous cant unzip message.

   What gives

8. 
   stuff24
   February 10, 2010
   3:59 pm

   

   I also had problems during the installation of plugins and tried your solutions, but did not succeed and I think changing the chmod is not a good solutions.
   I found two other solutions: http://stuff24.de/blog/wordpress-could-not-create-directory-plugin-install-failed/

9. 
   Michael
   May 23, 2012
   2:03 pm

   

   Wow. I installed WP 2 days ago, started installing a few WP themes and plug-ins, and the next 2 days reading and trying solutions to cure the “can’t upload problem.
   It started with…
   Incompatible archive PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Unable to find End of Central Dir Record signature……

   now it’s…
   The package could not be installed. No valid plugins were found…..

   I’m about to go back and try to learn Dreamweaver. The forums have around (don’t know for sure) 300 posts about it and 200 of them say “simply do this”.

   I’ve added a theme and a couple of handy things ti my site so no big lose to wipe it clean and start over, but I’m sure this is going to happen again.

   Is there an answer to this? One solution was to check that the file was not nested. Really thought that was the answer, but no. Made a php.ini file to change the capacity. NG. Changed permissions all the place. My File Manager is probably so F…Up by now I’ll have to start over.

   I’d ask at the forum, but most posts are closed.

   Seriously, is there a real solution.

10. 
    Michael
    May 23, 2012
    3:42 pm

    

    Double wow.
    What a jackass. (me) I spent the last two days trying to install “Themes” into the plug-in’s. To my surprise, they install fine into the “Themes” section. I only post this in case anyone else is missing the obvious.

11. 
    Michael
    May 23, 2012
    3:53 pm

    

    I don’t believe it. I uploaded a theme, wrote the above, and the next one gave me this again…

    PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Unable to find End of Central Dir Record signature

    Somebody shoot me.

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