Title: [Plugin: Simple Blog Authors Widget] Plugin install failed
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Simple Blog Authors Widget] Plugin install failed

 *  Resolved [John Hawkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vegasgeek/)
 * (@vegasgeek)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simple-blog-authors-widget-plugin-install-failed/)
 * When trying to install the plugin from the WP repo, I get an error message saying‘
   Plugin install failed’
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-blog-authors-widget/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-blog-authors-widget/)

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 *  [rhartland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhartland/)
 * (@rhartland)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simple-blog-authors-widget-plugin-install-failed/#post-2517644)
 * I’m also getting the following error message when I try and install or upgrade
   any of my existing plugins.
    “ Downloading update from [http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/akismet.2.5.5.zip…](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/akismet.2.5.5.zip…)
 * Download failed. Failed writing body (0 != 16072)
    “ I am running wordpress 3.2
 * Hope someone has some ideas.
 *  Moderator [Pippin Williamson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordauk/)
 * (@mordauk)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simple-blog-authors-widget-plugin-install-failed/#post-2517931)
 * This sounds like an issue with your WP install (most likely file permissions),
   not an issue with the plugin.

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/simple-blog-authors-widget.svg)
 * [Simple Blog Authors Widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-blog-authors-widget/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-blog-authors-widget/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-blog-authors-widget/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-blog-authors-widget/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-blog-authors-widget/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-blog-authors-widget/reviews/)

 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Pippin Williamson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordauk/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simple-blog-authors-widget-plugin-install-failed/#post-2517931)
 * Status: resolved