Unable to locate WordPress Content directory (wp-content).

  • I found a thread on the Forum which has now been closed, but on that thread was a post by IainCMassey (his thread below). I would like to know if this has been resolved. Nothing I’ve seen so far indicates that there’s a solution. Lots of different ideas, which seem to create more problems. Anyone got a fix for this. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure it out. I’m trying to do this in XAMPP/LocalHost as I want to get the site right before launching online. Would love some help please – thanks in advance.

    This is an old chestnut, and it is STILL NOT FIXED.
    I’m running wordpress 3.5.2, two separate web sites, same hosting service, different URLs, different wordpress instances and databases.
    One will install plugins from the plugin admin panel, the other will not.
    The ancient “code snippet” that’s floating around, put in in your wp-config.php they say, just breaks my wp. No dashboard, no web site. Comment it out, and life goes back to where we left it.
    Putting the server’s localhost IP in the ftp hostname field does not work. Server not found.
    Yes, I can install by downloading and uploading plugins. That’s not what I was trying to do. That contribution is accurate, but unhelpful.
    There are now too many search results on this problem in the support forums to be helpful, and the half dozen I’ve scanned keep reiterating the same non-fix suggestions.
    This problem needs proper diagnosis, a proper fix, and all the old threads need consolidating.

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  • Not sure how your header relates to the content?

    The content is about not being able to upload plugins on ?some sites?

    Your header is about a folder called wp-content

    Please explain what you issue is.

    Thread Starter nikib3

    (@nikib3)

    Hi, thanks for responding. My apologies for not being clear. What I’m trying to do is create a WordPress site in XAMPP/LocalHost and when I try to upload plug-ins from my XAMPP directory I get the message: Unable to locate WordPress Content directory (wp-content). When I googled this, I found a lot of people are having the same issue, but not necessarily just in LocalHost. I’ve checked ALL permissions and fixed them where necessary. I’m now thinking of scrapping everything in LocalHost and starting again. I’ve wasted too much energy on it. This problem doesn’t occur on the Live Site, but I prefer to create/modify my site in LocalHost and then upload it online to ensure all plug-ins etc work together. If you have any solutions/suggestions, I would really appreciate it. Thanks again for responding.

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