Title: Plugins not working?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Plugins not working?

 *  [dziner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dziner/)
 * (@dziner)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-not-working-2/)
 * I installed kittens-spaminator which seems very simple, just drag the file into
   the plugins folder, go to plugins on my admin page, then click activate. But 
   when I do that I get a blank page with the following in the address bar:
    /plugins.
   php?action=activate&plugin=kittens-spaminator.php It doesn’t seem to be activating
   the plugin because if I go back to the plugins page it still says “activate”.
   Do these plugin php pages need permissions set to something specific?

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 *  [NuclearMoose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nuclearmoose/)
 * (@nuclearmoose)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-not-working-2/#post-115308)
 * That’s all there is to it. I’d go into the admin panel and deactivate the plugin,
   then I would suggest re-downloading the plugin, unzip it, and upload a fresh 
   copy. Then go back to the admin panel and activate it again.
    There is no other
   actions needed than putting it into the plugins folder and then activating it.
   If that doesn’t work, maybe upload plugins.php again. Let us know how you make
   out.
 *  Thread Starter [dziner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dziner/)
 * (@dziner)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-not-working-2/#post-115336)
 * I assume that the plugins are already deactivated because under “Action” it reads“
   Activate”. Am I correct?
    This actually happens with all of the plugins. Even
   the standard ones that get installed initially. All go to a blank page (the plugin
   php page with no content. I re-uploaded the plugins.php file and still have the
   same problem.
 *  [adsworth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adsworth/)
 * (@adsworth)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-not-working-2/#post-115337)
 * Hi,
    if you are using 1.3alpha this might help you. [http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/cafelog/wordpress/wp-includes/functions.php?r1=1.216&r2=1.217](http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/cafelog/wordpress/wp-includes/functions.php?r1=1.216&r2=1.217)
   WP couldn’t activate a plugin if no plugins were activated. Regards Adsworth
 *  Thread Starter [dziner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dziner/)
 * (@dziner)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-not-working-2/#post-115349)
 * I’m not sure this helps as I have the latest build installed. So any changes 
   to the php files is already reflected in my install.
    Any other ideas?
 *  [adsworth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adsworth/)
 * (@adsworth)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-not-working-2/#post-115874)
 * Hi,
    I don’t have any other idea, except what I mentioned above. Did check to
   make sure if that change is in your file? Regards Adsworth
 *  [opacity11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opacity11/)
 * (@opacity11)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-not-working-2/#post-116045)
 * i have the same problem with the latest version installation. all plugin activations
   return a blank page both for admin pages and front pages. all returns to normal
   when i delete the plugin from the folder through ftp, but i can’t activate any
   of my plugins, default or new ones

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [opacity11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opacity11/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-not-working-2/#post-116045)
 * Status: not resolved

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