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Why Can’t I Add or Install Plugins in WordPress?

Last updated on January 22nd, 2018 by Editorial Staff
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Why Can’t I Add or Install Plugins in WordPress?

One of the most common questions we are asked by WordPress beginners is: “Why can’t I add plugins in WordPress?”. It usually follows up with how the user is seeing an upgrade message or that their admin area doesn’t have the plugins menu. If you’re encountering this issue, then you’re in the right place. In this article, we will explain why you cannot add or install plugins in WordPress.

Why Can't I Add or Install Plugins in WordPress

1. You are On WordPress.com

WordPress.com is a blog hosting service that offers a limited version of the popular self-hosted WordPress software. See our guide on the difference between WordPress.com vs WordPress.org for more details.

WordPress.com users cannot install plugins unless they upgrade to the business plan which costs about $299 per year. If you are on a free, personal, or premium plan, then you cannot install third-party plugins.

WordPress.com plugins

If you don’t want to pay the $299 per year, then you can move your blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. If you need assistance in doing that, then use our free WordPress blog setup service (just make a note that you want us to transfer your site, and we will do it for free).

2. You are Facing Memory Limit Issue

The second most common scenario is that you can see and access the plugins menu but unable to install plugins.

The failure notice is usually caused by the PHP memory limit. There are settings in your WordPress hosting and inside your WordPress core that define the amount of memory a PHP script can use. When a process reaches this limit, it either gets terminated or it gives an error like this:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 67108864 bytes exhausted

The quick fix to this problem is increasing your PHP memory limit. You can do that by adding this line to your wp-config.php file:

define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M');

For more detailed instructions, see our guide on how to fix WordPress memory exhausted error.

3. User Role Restrictions

WordPress comes with a built-in user role management system. Sometimes web developers don’t give administrator access to their clients. Instead, they create an editor account for them.

Administrator vs Editor dashboard in WordPress

Only administrators can install and activate plugins on a WordPress site. If you are the owner of the website, then you need to ask your developer to make sure that you have administrator permissions.

4. You are on a Multi Site Network

Another possible reason as to why you can’t see the plugins menu in WordPress could be that your site is part of a WordPress multi-site network, and the network admin has disabled the plugins menu item on network sites.

Installing plugins on multisite network

It is pretty much the same scenario as WordPress.com. The network admins need to consider the server stability, WordPress security, and load balancing issues. To solve this problem, you can ask your network administrator to install plugins for you.

For more on this topic, see our guide on why do you not see all plugins on WordPress multisite installs

We hope this article helped you learn why you can’t add or install plugins in WordPress. You may also want to see our list of must have WordPress plugins for your website.

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  1. Evan Cleary says:
    Sep 20, 2020 at 12:50 am

    I set up a WordPress site in 2014 and was able to get plugins without going into a business plan. And I sent up another site a few years ago and it was also not any problem to add plugins. As far as I know, it was via WordPress.com and not WordPress.org – I downloaded a theme and editors that and used my own URL hosted by a hosting company. I’m quite confused now as no one seems to be saying that this policy of having to pay for a business plan is a new thing. Is it a new thing?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Sep 21, 2020 at 1:22 pm

      If your site is on a hosting provider and not the WordPress.com website then it is a WordPress.org site. Having to purchase the business plan on WordPress.com for access to plugins is not something new.

      Reply
  2. karan says:
    Sep 14, 2020 at 12:10 pm

    I had one site of mine that had the issue of no option for adding or updating plugins. For some reason define(‘DISALLOW_FILE_MODS’,true); was in my wp-config file.

    Once I deleted that line, my plugin options were restored. It took me a while to find this solution. I hope this helps people find this solution.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Sep 15, 2020 at 1:25 pm

      Thanks for sharing your recommendation :)

      Reply
    • Sophorn Chhum says:
      Nov 27, 2020 at 9:48 pm

      Thanks, man. You’re awesome :D

      Reply
    • Amin says:
      Dec 12, 2020 at 1:57 pm

      Thank you very much!

      Reply
  3. Heide says:
    Aug 27, 2020 at 5:45 am

    Thanks for the good article! I am bit confused, because I am super administrator and can’t install any new plugins. I can activate and deactivate plugins for sites or the whole network. But I don’t have the page for plugin installtion. Do you have any suggestions in this case? Thanks!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Aug 27, 2020 at 10:42 am

      If you’re using a multisite like it sounds like you are, you would need to install the plugin in the network admin area rather than on the individual sites.

      Reply
  4. anis says:
    Jul 23, 2020 at 4:45 pm

    when i try to install a pluging it shows the following:
    Installation failed: Abort class-pclzip.php : Missing zlib extensions
    what should i do

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jul 24, 2020 at 12:45 pm

      For that error, you would want to first reach out to your hosting provider and they should be able to assist.

      Reply
  5. Amy Skea says:
    Jul 12, 2020 at 8:55 am

    I can’t download I get this message. I have tried various plugins and get the same.
    Thank you

    Installation failed: Could not copy file. wp-fastest-cache/wpFastestCache.php

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jul 14, 2020 at 10:09 am

      For that specific message, you may want to try the recommendations in our article below:
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-fix-file-and-folder-permissions-error-in-wordpress/

      Reply
  6. santosh says:
    Jul 7, 2020 at 4:29 am

    hey i cant upload and install pluginsin my wordpress website.
    its shows just the blank page.please help me

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jul 8, 2020 at 9:00 am

      If you are only seeing a blank page, you would want to follow the recommendations in our article below:
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-wordpress-white-screen-of-death

      Reply
  7. Amarnath says:
    May 16, 2020 at 6:52 am

    Hey, I am troubling to install wordpress.
    “The MySQL Connection could not be established.”
    It is written like this what should I do?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      May 19, 2020 at 8:40 am

      You would want to ensure your username and password in your wp-config file are the correct ones, you may also want to check with your hosting provider’s support if this is a new error and they should be able to assist.

      Reply
  8. May says:
    Oct 19, 2019 at 1:57 pm

    Hey.
    How Can I transfer my blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org to get the benefits of the second one ?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Oct 21, 2019 at 10:22 am

      For how to do that, you would want to take a look at our article here:

      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-properly-move-your-blog-from-wordpress-com-to-wordpress-org/

      Reply
  9. Zeeshan says:
    Oct 2, 2019 at 1:10 pm

    hi!
    i am install pulgin but faild.
    and ERROR IS

    Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in G:\xampp\htdocs\Ecommrace\wp-includes\Requests\Transport\cURL.php on line 462

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Oct 3, 2019 at 9:15 am

      For fixing that error you would want to follow the recommendation in our article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-fatal-error-maximum-execution-time-exceeded-in-wordpress/

      Reply
  10. Ale Sants says:
    Sep 5, 2019 at 7:52 am

    Hello! Same problem here. Cannot ADD plugins.

    More details of my site:

    WordPress 5.2.2 running Bridge theme, so WordPress.org. no .com

    Hostgator for hosting

    I am an admin and no one else has ever done any work on the site, so I am the only admin for sure.

    Please help and thanks in advance!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Sep 5, 2019 at 9:16 am

      You may want to check with your hosting provider to ensure there are no errors on their end that could be part of the problem. You could try checking your folder permissions as well similar to the article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-fix-file-and-folder-permissions-error-in-wordpress/

      Reply
      • Ale Sants says:
        Sep 5, 2019 at 1:37 pm

        Thanks so much. Will do that and will send any updates.

        Reply
  11. Rishabh Jain says:
    Aug 30, 2019 at 2:46 am

    Hey!
    I want to install WP super cache plugin but when I search it in plugin dialog box, on right top corner it shows ‘Not Available’ Why is it so? Is there any problem with my blog. Please help me out…

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Aug 30, 2019 at 9:43 am

      Is your site on WordPress.com or a managed hosting provider?

      Reply
  12. Mazie says:
    Mar 24, 2019 at 6:15 pm

    Don’t know what I’m doing wrong with new wordpress.com blog (true newbie). My menu doesn’t look like those above. All I see are the following 7 options, all are listed on the left: Site Identity, Colors & Backgrounds, Fonts, Header Image, Menus, CSS and Widgets. I guess my question is, is this as it should be for the free (.com) site? Is it from this menu that I will create and complete my free blog?

    Sorry to be so ignorant about this. I think I’m missing something as I don’t imagine it’s supposed to seem so confusing.

    Thank you!

    Mazie

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Mar 25, 2019 at 3:15 pm

      Sadly, our tutorials are for WordPress.org rather than WordPress.com which is what you’re using would be part of the confusion. If you go to the wp-admin area of your WordPress.com site the admin area will look similar but you will still have the WordPress.com limitations.

      Reply
  13. Sasha says:
    Feb 22, 2019 at 7:51 am

    Deactivate WordPress Plugin: WP Editor and you will be able to see list of your hidden plugin. WP Editor not tested/comparable with new WP version and php 7.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Feb 22, 2019 at 11:12 am

      Thanks for sharing what worked for you :)

      Reply
  14. chris says:
    Nov 20, 2018 at 2:25 pm

    I am trying to install a plug-in on a website that a company designed for me but I don’t have the plugin option in my administrator menu (made sure I was an admin not just a editor). My admin bar is also Red with “PRODUCTION SERVER” next to my name. Are these too related? How to I add plug-ins if I don’t have the the plug-in tab?

    Reply
  15. Nalin Puri says:
    Oct 29, 2018 at 4:19 am

    I am using InstantWP Named automated wordpress local server.If i buy my hosting service can i shift my blog from instant vp to that hosting server of GoDaddy

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Oct 29, 2018 at 10:01 pm

      Hi Nalin,

      Yes it can be.

      Reply
  16. sajilesh kurup says:
    Oct 16, 2018 at 11:54 am

    Hi,

    on wordpress website i am able to see pulgin menu, however as i hover mouse pointer over it not displaying option menu of add new

    Reply
  17. anh tuan says:
    Oct 12, 2018 at 10:05 pm

    please help me! i’m a admin on my website but i can’t see any plugins on plugin dashboard, in my hostin, it still no problem??

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Oct 14, 2018 at 2:59 pm

      Hello,

      You may not have an admin account or someone you hired to work on your website has disabled your access to plugins area. Sometimes developers do this to make sure that their customers don’t accidentally break their websites.

      Reply
      • kevin shiu says:
        Nov 12, 2018 at 12:26 pm

        How do I go about fixing this myself assuming the original developer is no longer around?

        Reply
  18. Judy Adams says:
    Apr 23, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    I tried adding the plug in contact form 7 add-on now I get a white a screen after activating or trying to activate. I cannot go to my dashboard or anything in word press now. When trying to FTP in to deactivate plugin I am not sure what login and password to use. Can you please help me? I don’t want to lose my whole website I created because I cant get in now.

    Reply
  19. Riazvic says:
    Apr 17, 2018 at 5:54 am

    Hi,
    I am having an e-commerce website, unfortunately, I am having a theme which came with a premium plugin which I have purchased. their plugin section is available but widget section is not available how can I put google translate code into that theme where should use that code in the theme files?
    I hope to get an answer here.
    thanks in advance for your support.
    Kamal

    Reply
  20. David says:
    Mar 31, 2018 at 2:41 am

    Hello.I have the same issue of can not add new plugin in wordpress plugin panel.

    1. No “add new” plugin options
    2.No “trash” plugin options
    3.Other issue is I can not find the “editor” in appearance panel

    Would you like to let me know how can i fix this?

    Reply
    • Rizqi says:
      Oct 12, 2018 at 6:56 pm

      I have same issues, it also can’t update existing plugins, because the link is gone. Have got the solutions?

      Reply
  21. Jacqueline says:
    Mar 30, 2018 at 4:08 pm

    Hi. I purchased the Divi theme and plug in file. The theme uploaded fine but when I go to upload the plug in file it fails. Anything I can do? Thank you for your support on this matter.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Mar 30, 2018 at 7:34 pm

      Hi Jacqueline,

      You can try installing plugin via FTP.

      Reply
  22. Aziz Nazarov says:
    Nov 22, 2017 at 7:31 pm

    Hello,

    Thank you for sharing such a valuable info.
    Maybe this’s a bit off topic question.
    I’m having a small issue at the moment with adding a new submenu page.
    So basically I got an Astra Theme (not a pro version) with Beaver Builder.
    I add the page as usual then add to the menu under sub-item, all looks good.
    But when I click on the sub menu page it doesn’t take me there. It basically takes me to a home page.
    What could be an issue? Could you help me please?
    Thank you

    Reply
  23. Sir Joe says:
    Nov 4, 2017 at 2:07 pm

    Thanks a lot! Your article helped me

    Reply
  24. candy says:
    Aug 24, 2017 at 3:31 am

    I cannot activated and install my plugin.

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION, expecting ‘)’ in E:\AppServ\www\shopify\wp-content\plugins\ninja-fb-private-reply\src\Facebook\autoload.php on line 45

    please help me fix this .

    Reply
  25. Mark says:
    Aug 5, 2017 at 12:24 am

    Hi, I cant log on to my wordpress account. It says “ERROR: There is no user registered with that email address.” I know for a fact that that is the correct email address associated with the account.. Please help!!! I dont have any of the other information required to reset the account (such as transaction ID) HELP!!!!

    Reply
  26. mark says:
    Jul 29, 2017 at 11:58 am

    should I switch to wix or weebly? this is stupid. I have to sit here for hours googling to not be able to do the stupidest simplest things. I don’t want to learn wordpress I just want a simple ecommerce site that wont be like a college course to get set up.

    M

    Reply
  27. lokesh says:
    Jul 1, 2017 at 11:28 pm

    I’m getting this message while installing the plugins.

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

    How to solve please help

    Reply
  28. Yeboah Martin says:
    Jun 20, 2017 at 2:29 pm

    I had this message when trying to upload a plugin:

    POST Content-Length of 11688443 bytes exceeds the limit of 8388608 bytes in Unknown on line 0

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jun 20, 2017 at 7:03 pm

      Hi Yeboah,

      You need to increase the maximum file upload size.

      Reply
      • Tabish says:
        Jan 26, 2018 at 8:57 am

        Hi! Wanted to ask you guyz two things: You guyz run this website on WordPress, right? Which theme do you use? And like YEBOAH MARTIN said, I was facing the same error when I tried to create a video streaming site and uploaded videos. I did increase the file size limit to 977 GB! And I am sure that it isn’t the storage, as my hosting provider has made unlimited disk storage available! (Cuz I created that hosting service!)

        Reply
        • WPBeginner Support says:
          Jan 26, 2018 at 6:28 pm

          Hey Tabish,

          We use a custom made WordPress theme. As for videos, please see our guide on why you should never upload videos to WordPress.

  29. Jitendra Mahato says:
    May 14, 2017 at 2:39 am

    Hi,
    I have migrated my blog yesterday. All the things are good but the error in the plugin. I have deleted all the plugins. After then, while i am starting to install the plugin, then No, any plugin is adding..
    While adding….
    Messages lke this…
    Could not create directory. /home/danfeh5/public_html/example.com/wp-content/plugins/boombox-theme-extensions

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      May 14, 2017 at 10:06 pm

      Hey Jitendra,

      It seems like your WordPress directory permissions are incorrect. Please see our guide on how to fix file and folder permissions error in WordPress

      Reply
  30. Angelo says:
    May 7, 2017 at 8:11 pm

    Hi.Why is it my comment section is closed?Even if i downloaded comment plugin it seems nothing changed

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      May 7, 2017 at 10:31 pm

      Hi Angelo,

      If comments are closed on all your articles, then go to Settings » Discussion page inside WordPress admin area and check the box next to ‘Allow people to post comments on new articles’ option. Any new article you now add will have comments enabled by default.

      For your older article you will have to edit them and then on the post edit screen click on the Screen Options button at the top right corner of the screen. Check the box next to Discussion option. Now scroll down below the post editing area and you will see a Discussion meta box where you need to check the option ‘Allow Comment’ option.

      Reply
  31. Lisa says:
    May 3, 2017 at 11:17 am

    Hi I got this when trying to install jetpack and its not on my list of plugins and I am not sure what to do Installing Plugin from uploaded file: jetpack.4.9.zip
    Unpacking the package…

    Installing the plugin…

    Destination folder already exists. /home/content/p3pnexwpnas02_data01/46/2075146/html/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/

    Plugin install failed.

    Return to Plugin Installer

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      May 3, 2017 at 10:26 pm

      Hey Lisa,

      Your website already has a folder called jetpack. You need to connect to your website using an FTP client or File manager in Cpanel and delete that folder to install the plugin from the zip file.

      Reply
  32. Omar says:
    Apr 4, 2017 at 2:51 pm

    Hi, I can see and add plugins in “my” installation (its not a multisite) of wordpress but suddenly there’s no option for activate/delete under the plugin name, but I still can do this trough the bulk actions option… did someone know why this happens?

    Reply
  33. Omprakash says:
    Mar 29, 2017 at 2:33 am

    Hi Why none of WP Plugins are installing in my WP Dashboard please Help me

    Reply
  34. Rafael says:
    Feb 24, 2017 at 10:59 am

    I was added as ‘admin’ in a multisite WordPress so I couldn’t see the Plugins. Asked for the ‘network admin’ to enable Plugins in ‘Network Configurations’ but looks like that just allows me to see the Plugins, still not able to install new plugins.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Feb 24, 2017 at 9:01 pm

      Hey Rafael,

      The network admin or super admin can allow individual site admins to activate or deactivate plugins on their own.

      Reply
      • Rafael says:
        Feb 25, 2017 at 9:44 am

        Thank you for the reply, I got it now. It just wasn’t clear, I see now that only the network admin can install new plugins.

        Reply
  35. zork says:
    Feb 17, 2017 at 12:31 pm

    awesome man: define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’64M’);

    this solved my problem after a migration from local to production

    thank you so much!

    Reply
  36. Ankur Sharma says:
    Feb 10, 2017 at 8:50 am

    i have installed wordpress on pc with xampp. when i install ULTIMATE MEMBER plugin it shows an error and when i upload the plugin it shows the memory limit problem..
    i have already added that line you mentioned i.e.
    define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’64M’);

    and also i have changed a line in php.ini file in xampp

    ; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
    upload_max_filesize=3000M

    nothing is working .. please help me ..
    Thanks!!

    Reply
  37. tom bukkots says:
    Feb 5, 2017 at 4:47 am

    Can’t add or delete plugins in WordPress

    Reply
  38. Nicole says:
    Jan 11, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    I have wordpress.com/wp-admin.. I have admin rights and i still have no options for adding new plugins. Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jan 12, 2017 at 1:27 am

      Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.

      Reply
  39. Ali Shair says:
    Jan 1, 2017 at 3:34 am

    if i Host my wordpress.com site on Hostgator or go daddy then it is possible to upload themes or plugins

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jan 1, 2017 at 7:55 pm

      Hi Ali,

      No you cannot host your WordPress.com site anywhere else. You will need to use self hosted WordPress.org.

      Reply
  40. Betina says:
    Dec 12, 2016 at 11:50 am

    Hi,
    If I buy a domain from wordpress.COM will it let me download and install plugins like adsense?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Dec 12, 2016 at 6:45 pm

      No it will not. You will also be unable to use Adsense. Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.

      Reply
  41. Tim McCoy says:
    Jul 9, 2016 at 9:25 am

    I get the following message when I try to download any plugins:

    Downloading install package from ….
    Download failed. Could not open handle for fopen() to /home/content/95/9132095/tmp/seo-wizard-BrHIzr.tmp

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jul 9, 2016 at 6:21 pm

      This error could occur due to incorrect file permissions.

      Reply
  42. Leah says:
    Jun 24, 2016 at 7:45 pm

    I was sure I had a wordpress.com site, but I have access to plugins like Jetpack and Discuz. Has this changed since this article was published, or do I have WordPress.org?

    Reply
  43. Nadya says:
    May 31, 2016 at 12:31 pm

    I am trying to get rid of dates on my wordpress blog but everywhere I look seems to be suggesting downloading a plug-in but from your post we are not able to install plug-ins…. So does this mean we are not able to delete dates in regular wordpress.com?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jun 1, 2016 at 10:13 pm

      Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.

      Reply
  44. ahmad says:
    Mar 2, 2016 at 6:39 am

    hi i have this warning when i want to install plugin or them that is happended to me when i moved wordpress from loaclhost to livesite
    Downloading install package from
    Warning: unlink(/home/fanousmd/public_html//home/fanousmd/public_html/tmp/contact-form-builder.1.0.39-iYKOjV.tmp): No such file or directory in /home/fanousmd/public_html/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 481

    Download failed. Destination directory for file streaming does not exist or is not writable.

    Return to Plugin Installer

    Reply
  45. Denise says:
    Sep 12, 2015 at 11:49 pm

    Is there a way to add a booking calendar to a wordpress.com site considering it does not take plugins. Is there a non-plugin option? What are the options other than switching?

    Reply
  46. Mattie says:
    Apr 18, 2014 at 11:41 pm

    I have managed to solve my problem by deleting the entire MYSQL database and starting over from scratch. :(

    Reply
  47. Josh says:
    Dec 11, 2013 at 2:57 am

    what if I use xampp for local hosting? can this work to add plugins?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Dec 11, 2013 at 1:41 pm

      Yes please check our guide on how to install WordPress on your computer using Wamp. However, the site on your local server will be only visible to you.

      Reply
  48. Joey Ayoub says:
    Sep 16, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    This really ruins the WordPress experience for me. All I wanted was to be able to write my own meta descriptions and now I’m told I have to pay even more to do just that? For goodness’ sake.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Sep 17, 2013 at 5:31 pm

      if you are using WordPress.com, then yes you can not install plugins or modify themes on your own. However, using a self-hosted WordPress site you can make all these changes using free plugins and themes.

      Reply
  49. Ryan Naylor says:
    Feb 4, 2013 at 6:03 pm

    I was having this problem yesterday. I wanted to install the Gravity Forms Directory plugin, which I did and activated. Yet, I couldn’t find it within my dashboard and even following the plugin directions, was not able to follow. My only conclusion is that I need to actually purchase Gravity Form in order to install and use the G.F. directory plugin.?

    Reply
    • Editorial Staff says:
      Feb 21, 2013 at 11:44 am

      Yes, you have to purchase GF first.

      Reply
  50. Ignacio says:
    Feb 4, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    One more (happened to me today):

    I forgot that I wrote this on wp-config:

    define(‘DISALLOW_FILE_MODS’,true);

    That will disable plugins install, updates…

    Reply
    • FourteenG says:
      Dec 14, 2018 at 1:26 pm

      I had one site of mine that had the issue of no option for adding or updating plugins. For some reason define(‘DISALLOW_FILE_MODS’,true); was in my wp-config file.

      Once I deleted that line, my plugin options were restored. It took me a while to find this solution. I hope this helps people find this solution.

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