Title: plugin-install.php search function returns unknown error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# plugin-install.php search function returns unknown error

 *  [corey6986](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corey6986/)
 * (@corey6986)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installphp-search-function-returns-unknown-error/)
 * I just attempted to look for my plugins from my site admin, and anything I enter
   returns “unknown error”. Even clicking on the popular tags outputs that error.
 * As I begun typing this, the list of popular tags disappeared, so there is nothing
   down there to click on now. Any ideas?

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 *  [garnic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garnic/)
 * (@garnic)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installphp-search-function-returns-unknown-error/#post-965185)
 * Did you resolve this issue? I’m having the same problem. It happened right after
   I bulk deleted a heap of inactive plugins, including the Hello Dolly one.
 *  [nobless](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nobless/)
 * (@nobless)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installphp-search-function-returns-unknown-error/#post-965218)
 * I’m getting this too.
 *  [trickynek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trickynek/)
 * (@trickynek)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installphp-search-function-returns-unknown-error/#post-965225)
 * Hi, for me plugin-install.php comes up, but does nothing – searches wont show
   up, wont install plugins…and I cannot edit the pages from the admin area like
   I usually can either…are all these problems connected?
 *  [jthyge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jthyge/)
 * (@jthyge)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installphp-search-function-returns-unknown-error/#post-965261)
 * Anyone found at solution on this problem?
 * Now I cant search plugins or themes?
 * It worked fine, just some hours ago.

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 * [unknown error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/unknown-error/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [jthyge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jthyge/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-installphp-search-function-returns-unknown-error/#post-965261)
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