Title: Help activing plugin pls
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Help activing plugin pls

 *  Resolved [SandraJay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandrajay/)
 * (@sandrajay)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/)
 * I downloaded Google Maps plugin, but when I went to install it through the Dashboard,
   I got an error about filesize for the php.ini file. Someone in a support forum
   suggested to load the folder via FTP into my wp-content folder. The folder is
   there as wp-google-maps. I hit a refresh on my browser to update the dashboard
   contents but I still don’t see the plug-in in the Plugins, including active or
   inactive.
 * How do I activate this plugin if it was loaded via FTP please?
 * (as you can tell from my post, I’m NEW!) THanks for your patience.

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 *  [csloisel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/csloisel/)
 * (@csloisel)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/#post-5709665)
 * The folder needs to be in the wp-content/plugins folder not the root of wp-content.
 *  Thread Starter [SandraJay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandrajay/)
 * (@sandrajay)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/#post-5709666)
 * sorry, should have clarified. It IS in the plug-ins directory. Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [SandraJay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandrajay/)
 * (@sandrajay)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/#post-5709667)
 * Same directory as all my other installed plug-ins which are in my Dashboard >
   Plugins page
 *  [csloisel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/csloisel/)
 * (@csloisel)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/#post-5709669)
 * When you open the wp-google-maps folder, are all the files there? Specifically
   wpGoogleMaps.php?
 * Some unzip applications will create a nested folder for exmple a wp-google-maps
   folder inside a wp-google maps folder, make sure this is not the case.
 *  Thread Starter [SandraJay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandrajay/)
 * (@sandrajay)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/#post-5709670)
 * Yes, it’s there. Last modified date and time shows that it transferred correctly.
 *  Thread Starter [SandraJay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandrajay/)
 * (@sandrajay)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/#post-5709671)
 * Ahhhhhh, let me see if it’s nested! THanks for that tip. Will check and advise.
 *  Thread Starter [SandraJay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandrajay/)
 * (@sandrajay)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/#post-5709672)
 * You got it! (Told you I was new!) Will delete and reload only the actual directory.
   Will advise if successful or not.
 *  [csloisel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/csloisel/)
 * (@csloisel)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/#post-5709673)
 * Well you an try: clearing your browser cache, restarting your server if that 
   is an option, and ensure the plugins directory has the correct permissions.
 * Edit: Nevermind I guess we found the problem.
 *  Thread Starter [SandraJay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandrajay/)
 * (@sandrajay)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/#post-5709674)
 * And I tip my hat to you, sir, in thanks! YESSSS, that did it.
 * csloisel, I thank you for your speedy and accurate help on this! Greatly appreciated.

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 * Last reply from: [SandraJay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandrajay/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-activing-plugin-pls/#post-5709674)
 * Status: resolved

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