Title: PLUGINS INSTALLATION NOT WORKING, HELP!!!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# PLUGINS INSTALLATION NOT WORKING, HELP!!!

 *  Resolved [roli273](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roli273/)
 * (@roli273)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-installation-not-working-help/)
 * Hi:
    I been trying to install different plugins in my blog with no luck so far.
   I’m uploading the plugins to my server /public_html/wp-content/plugins/ but when
   I go to my pluggins page they are not there, the only 2 I see are askimet, and
   hello dolly which came with the wp version I’m using. All the pluggins I’ve chosen
   are suppose to be compatible with my wordpress version 2.5.1 my blog site is 
   [http://www.motivationlife.com](http://www.motivationlife.com)
 * Please help.

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-installation-not-working-help/#post-789064)
 * your nesting the directries.
 * see this:
 * [http://motivationlife.com/wp-content/plugins/blog-metrics/](http://motivationlife.com/wp-content/plugins/blog-metrics/)
 * Notice the directory **INSIDE** there??
 * you dont want that.
 * when you click this:
 * [http://motivationlife.com/wp-content/plugins/blog-metrics/](http://motivationlife.com/wp-content/plugins/blog-metrics/)
 * you want to see the plugin files.
 *  Thread Starter [roli273](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roli273/)
 * (@roli273)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-installation-not-working-help/#post-789067)
 * whooami, thanks for responding
    I don’t have much experience with this, can you
   please be a little more specific on what i need to do in order to properly install
   my plugins.
 * Thank you,
 *  [flick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosey/)
 * (@mosey)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-installation-not-working-help/#post-789068)
 * I always find it useful to read the **readme.txt** file, and the one for **Blog
   Metrics** actually says:
 * > == Installation ==
   > This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
   > 1. Upload ‘blog_metrics.php’ folder to the ‘wp-content/plugins/’ directory
   > 
   > 1. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 1. The plugin
   > will appear as a subpage on your dashboard.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-installation-not-working-help/#post-789070)
 * you are nesting directories:
 * a wordpress install has this:
 * wp-content/plugins/
 * plugins when they have their own folders, need to be uploaded so that you have
   this:
 * wp-content/plugins/plugin-name/
 * then the files and any subfolders.
 * NOT THIS:
 * wp-content/plugins/plugin-name/**plugin-name-again**/
 * see the difference?
 *  [flick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosey/)
 * (@mosey)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-installation-not-working-help/#post-789081)
 * I’ve actually been wondering, should all plugin authors be using the link structure:
   **/
   name-of-plugin/PLUGIN FILES**
 * for any future plugins? Since for instance, the plugin author has specified uploading
   the php file directly into the /plugins directory.
 * Is the new ‘ideal’ structure to make automatic upgrading easier perhaps?
 * p/s: Sorry to gatecrash and ask a newbie question 🙂
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-installation-not-working-help/#post-789084)
 * theres isnt any “rule” re: that and since the path to any accompanying plugin
   files can be defined in the main plugin file, rules arent necessary.
 * WORDPRESS does not look any further than ONE directory deep for the necessary
   file stuff it needs to “see” a plugin, though.
 *  [flick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosey/)
 * (@mosey)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-installation-not-working-help/#post-789087)
 * [@whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/): Thank you for the information
   🙂 It’s very helpful!
 *  Thread Starter [roli273](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roli273/)
 * (@roli273)
 * [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-installation-not-working-help/#post-789160)
 * thank you all very much for your help now everything works perfect.
    Rolando,
   [](http://www.motivationlife.com)

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