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Getting a "Are you sure you want to do this?" error when installing any plugins

ES Evan Tait-Styles
Evan Tait-Styles
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Member since Mar 2013
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Mar 14, 2013 · 12:01 am · Edited

Hi,

I’ve just setup a vanilla WordPress installation (3.5.1) and installed SP (5.2.6). I’m trying to install a bunch of SP plugins but none of the installations are working. Every time I try, it shows the following error:

“Are you sure you want to do this?”

“Please try again.”

 

Steps I am using to install a plugin:

1. Go to Forum -> Plugins -> Plugin Uploader

2. Select the plugin .ZIP file to upload and click “Upload Now”

3. Enter the FTP password in the “Connection Information” screen and click “Proceed”

 

Things I’ve looked at to try and fix the problem:

  • There are no errors in the server log files
  • I’ve changed all group:owners to the correct values
  • I’ve changed all files/folders to 777
  • I’ve had a look at the other installed site plugins – SP is the only one 

Any ideas?

Cheers

Evan

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MP Mr Papa
Mr Papa
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Member since Dec 2006
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Mar 14, 2013 · 12:18 am

are you sure you are installing the plugins right? using the sp plugin installer and not the wp plugin installer???

see: http://codex.simple-press.com/codex/plugins/plugin-basics/using-plugins/

you user must also have wp activate plugins capability…

ES Evan Tait-Styles
Evan Tait-Styles
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Member since Mar 2013
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Mar 17, 2013 · 10:37 pm

Mr Papa said
are you sure you are installing the plugins right? using the sp plugin installer and not the wp plugin installer???

see: http://codex.simple-press.com/codex/plugins/plugin-basics/using-plugins/

you user must also have wp activate plugins capability…

Hi Mr Papa, yes I was following the plugin installation instructions but no luck. 

I’ve just tried installing all the plugins using the FTP method (unzip plugin first, then upload) and it looks like it’s working OK. 

Thanks for your help.

Cheers

Evan

YS Yellow Swordfish
Yellow Swordfish
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Member since Nov 2008
16,437 posts
Mar 18, 2013 · 4:21 am

The ‘Are you sure you want to do this’ message is pure WordPress. I have been using and writing code for WP since about 2005 and whenever I get that message in the admin I just throw up my hands in annoyance and ask the world what did I do?! It is, to me, totally inexplicable and I do not have a clue what they mean by it!