Filezilla upload to Wordpress Issue??

Jenb · 10-21-2009, 11:06 PM

I am making my first wordpress blog and nothing is going right. I just uploaded my plugins and theme using filezilla. I checked that I was in my wp-content folder & plug-in/theme subfolders.
Filezilla shows the transfers as successful, and they now appear in filezilla on the right side as loaded. But, when I check wordpress, they are not there. No additional plugins, no additional themes. Do I need to take an additional step, or should they show up?

I am also checking the wordpress forum, but I have not found an answer there as of yet.

Well, I guess if this was easy...everyone would be doing it! I appreciate any help,

Thanks,
Jennifer

eholmlund · 10-21-2009, 11:08 PM

They should show up. I'm assuming you unzipped them before uploading them? And when you unzipped them, make sure it's not a folder within an extra folder...

Jenb · 10-21-2009, 11:16 PM

When I open the file, I do not use an unzip program, I just press extract all files from the options. I then close it. Does this keep the file unzipped?

eholmlund · 10-21-2009, 11:28 PM

Extract all is the same as unzipping. After you extract them, you can delete the zip file, and you should then be left with a folder containing the files (make sure there's not another subfolder within that folder). That folder is what you should upload with filezilla. Is that what you did?

shaddai · 10-21-2009, 11:28 PM

When you extract using windows, it will not delete the original .zip file that it extracted from. Be sure you're uploading the newly created folder from the .zip file, not the .zip file itself.

jjpmarketing · 10-22-2009, 12:03 AM

Also make certain you are not uploading the folder that got extracted. Sometimes extracting a zip file (depending on what program you use) will create an extra folder. For example, you extract pluginname.zip and you end up with a folder structure like so:

pluginname
--pluginame
----pluginnamefiles

You want to make certain you are uploading the folder that contains the files and not uploading the folder, that contains the folder, that contains the files.

The easiest way to check this is to keep browsing through the folders until you get to the folder that has the files in it. Even better is to move that folder out of the folder that the extraction created, so you don't get confused. Same methodology goes for themes as well as plugins.

Hope that helps.

Dennis

jjpmarketing · 10-22-2009, 10:15 AM

I fixed it for her. She wasn't uploading the proper folder after extracting the files. After my post she was able to get it working. Issue resolved.

10-21-2009, 11:06 PM	#1
Jenb HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 194 Thanks: 9 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts	Filezilla upload to Wordpress Issue?? I am making my first wordpress blog and nothing is going right. I just uploaded my plugins and theme using filezilla. I checked that I was in my wp-content folder & plug-in/theme subfolders. Filezilla shows the transfers as successful, and they now appear in filezilla on the right side as loaded. But, when I check wordpress, they are not there. No additional plugins, no additional themes. Do I need to take an additional step, or should they show up? I am also checking the wordpress forum, but I have not found an answer there as of yet. Well, I guess if this was easy...everyone would be doing it! I appreciate any help, Thanks, Jennifer
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Jenb HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 194 Thanks: 9 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Filezilla upload to Wordpress Issue?? When I open the file, I do not use an unzip program, I just press extract all files from the options. I then close it. Does this keep the file unzipped?
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10-21-2009, 11:28 PM	#4
eholmlund selling online since 1999 War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 317 Thanks: 29 Thanked 75 Times in 44 Posts Social Networking	Re: Filezilla upload to Wordpress Issue?? Extract all is the same as unzipping. After you extract them, you can delete the zip file, and you should then be left with a folder containing the files (make sure there's not another subfolder within that folder). That folder is what you should upload with filezilla. Is that what you did?
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10-21-2009, 11:28 PM	#5
shaddai HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 196 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	Re: Filezilla upload to Wordpress Issue?? When you extract using windows, it will not delete the original .zip file that it extracted from. Be sure you're uploading the newly created folder from the .zip file, not the .zip file itself.

10-22-2009, 12:03 AM	#6
jjpmarketing Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,131 Thanks: 41 Thanked 90 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Filezilla upload to Wordpress Issue?? Also make certain you are not uploading the folder that got extracted. Sometimes extracting a zip file (depending on what program you use) will create an extra folder. For example, you extract pluginname.zip and you end up with a folder structure like so: pluginname --pluginame ----pluginnamefiles You want to make certain you are uploading the folder that contains the files and not uploading the folder, that contains the folder, that contains the files. The easiest way to check this is to keep browsing through the folders until you get to the folder that has the files in it. Even better is to move that folder out of the folder that the extraction created, so you don't get confused. Same methodology goes for themes as well as plugins. Hope that helps. Dennis
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10-22-2009, 10:15 AM	#7
jjpmarketing Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,131 Thanks: 41 Thanked 90 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Filezilla upload to Wordpress Issue?? I fixed it for her. She wasn't uploading the proper folder after extracting the files. After my post she was able to get it working. Issue resolved.
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