Title: Plugin install failed
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Plugin install failed

 *  [Doug McKown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dougmckown/)
 * (@dougmckown)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-install-failed-21/)
 * I tried to install rel-syndication for wordpress via .zip upload, and got this
   message:
 * _Installing Plugin from uploaded file: relsyndication.zip
    Unpacking the package…
 * Installing the plugin…
 * The package could not be installed. No valid plugins were found.
 * Plugin install failed.
 * Any ideas? Thanks!
 * Doug McKown
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/relsyndication/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/relsyndication/)

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 *  [halm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halm/)
 * (@halm)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-install-failed-21/#post-4733193)
 * I get the same, with this and the developer’s IndieAuth Links plugin… On upload
   and WP backend installer alike.
 * **FIXED:** So I poked around in the .zip and it turns out the plugin files are
   in a folder within a folder within the archive. Moving them up one level made
   the plugin install fine…

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/relsyndication.svg)
 * [rel-syndication for wordpress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/relsyndication/)
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 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [halm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halm/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-install-failed-21/#post-4733193)
 * Status: not resolved