Title: Plugins Missing
Last modified: December 9, 2017

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# Plugins Missing

 *  Resolved [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * (@kurtgriffith)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/)
 * A couple of days ago, started to get a FLOOD of Spam Notices. Went to the site
   and discovered askimet was not working, and all of my plugins lost.
 * Plugin and Insalled Plugins page has the notice–
    “You do not appear to have 
   any plugins available at this time.” Ann attempt to Add New (re-install) produced
   error: “Folder Already Present”
 * Looked via FTP and my plug-in folders are present, are named and located correctly.
   
   Site is otherwise functioning properly.
 * WTF????
 * [ WordPress 3.8.24 running Twenty Eleven theme. ]
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fplugins-missing-6%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [Marius L. J.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clorith/)
 * (@clorith)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/#post-9767586)
 * Hi,
 * Are you able to install any plugins at all, or does it always give this error?
 * Could you also give us an example of the full path to your akismet installation
   from FTP (this should be something like `wp-content/plugins/akismet/akismet.php`
 *  Thread Starter [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * (@kurtgriffith)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/#post-9767622)
 * /httpdocs/studio_blog/wp-content/plugins/akismet/askimet.php
 * I might point out that NONE of my plugings is appearing in Dashboard > plugings
   or currently running.
    Nothing exotic or funky, some of the usual stuff.
 * add-link-to-facebook
    akismet wp-spamfree simple-backup jetpack wordbook hello.
   php index.php
 *  Thread Starter [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * (@kurtgriffith)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/#post-9767636)
 * Just to test, I tried to install something innocuous – “Duplicate Post”
    The 
   install was supposedly successful –
 * Plugins page still says –
    You do not appear to have any plugins available at
   this time.
 * 2nd Attempt produces…
    Destination folder already exists. /httpdocs/studio_blog/
   wp-content/plugins/duplicate-post/ Plugin install failed.
 * The “duplicate-post” folder DOES appear within the Plugins folder when checked
   in FTP.
 *  Moderator [Marius L. J.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clorith/)
 * (@clorith)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/#post-9767640)
 * All right, that helps a lot, could you, in that `akismet.php` file, pastebin 
   the content of the file (put it on a service like pastebin.com or gist.github.
   com, as it’s often a lot of code and it’s cluttery to read on the forums) ?
 *  Thread Starter [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * (@kurtgriffith)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/#post-9767647)
 * I can do that, but I might point out that WP does not seem to be able to see 
   ANY plugins.
 *  Thread Starter [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * (@kurtgriffith)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/#post-9767655)
 * akismet.php is parked here:
    [https://pastebin.com/pVVnfj0u](https://pastebin.com/pVVnfj0u)
   Seems to be in order.
 *  Thread Starter [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * (@kurtgriffith)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/#post-9767765)
 * My ISP was able to get things sorted.
 *  Moderator [Marius L. J.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clorith/)
 * (@clorith)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/#post-9767786)
 * Hi,
 * Very glad to hear that! If curious I wanted to see the plugin file because usually(
   but not always) when plugins disappear like this, the plugin files have been 
   modified so WordPress can’t recognize them.
 * I am presuming that since the file looked fine in this case, permissions on your
   plugins directory were changed which prevented the files from being accessed.
 *  Thread Starter [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * (@kurtgriffith)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/#post-9767910)
 * Was straight up the first thing I checked. All the relevant folders – 755.
 * My ISP modified something in wp-config.php that brought them back.

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 * Last reply from: [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-missing-6/#post-9767910)
 * Status: resolved

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