Not able to add new plugins

Most likely the error is because you do not have an FTP daemon running, this is the usual case on a pc running localhost. Fixes are to download and install the ZIP file for the plugin manually, OR to find the “FS_METHOD” line in your wp-config.php file, comment it out and add
define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');

I am newbie here. I have the same issue. If I click on Plugins / Add New, it times out with:

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An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with www.remarpro.com or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please try the support forums.

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Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\WebDev\xampp\htdocs\wp1\wp-includes\class-http.php on line 1511
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I saw a manual install video on YouTube but it instructs to click “Plugins / Add New”. (Catch 22). Maybe this is a bug in WordPress? In any case is there a manual install BKM that doesn’t have to use “Add New”? Thanks in advance.

Thanks in advance.

XAMPP v3.2.1.

PS My wp-config.php file doesn’t have the “FS_METHOD” line.

Firstly SedesGobhani, it is the advised approach to start your own thread when you have an issue.

If you don’t have the “FS_METHOW” line, then add the line I gave you, probably just above the comment which says “stop editing”

Also it is possible to download and install plugins manually, not at all hard and will get you out of your “catch 22”

it is the advised approach to start your own thread when you have an issue.

Thanks. I thought I’d get blasted for duplicate posting.

If you don’t have the “FS_METHOW” line, then add the line I gave you, probably just above the comment which says “stop editing”

Thanks. I wondered if that was the case but I didn’t want to assume.

Also it is possible to download and install plugins manually, not at all hard and will get you out of your “catch 22”

In stating that the leads I’d followed for a method for this were not useful, I was actually hinting around that maybe someone could provide a link. But in the meantime I’ll try your config file edit first. I certainly appreciate your taking time to help!

SG

Just for the record, that particular fix (define(‘FS_METHOD’, ‘direct’);) didn’t help in my case. I think something is just timing out. I wish I knew what it was trying to access that it’s getting stuck on. I can access links to www.remarpro.com from the page and I tried to open the firewall also, no dice.

Should I open a new thread? Thanks.

You need to gather more information.
In your wp-config.php file, find the WP_DEBUG line, comment it out and add:

error_reporting(E_ALL); ini_set('display_errors', 1);
    define( 'WP_DEBUG', true);

Now what messages turn up in log files etc.

I just noticed this only happens when I’m at work. If I take my laptop home and connect via my home internet there is no issue. I suspect that when I click on the dashboard plugin / add new, it’s either trying to access XAMPP site (which my work seems to block or vice versa because I can’t access apachefriends dot org from work, in which case it would be my own problem), or it can’t figure out its way through the company .dat automatic configuration script which changes characteristics depending on the connection. Either way I don’t think anything can be done on your end so I apologize for the trouble.