{"id":14078,"date":"2024-09-25T11:36:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T11:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=14078"},"modified":"2024-09-25T11:36:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T11:36:21","password":"","slug":"how-to-fix-missing-add-new-plugin-button-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-fix-missing-add-new-plugin-button-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Missing Add new Plugin button &#8211; WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At times you may try to add a plugin to your wordpress site but you notice there is no Add New Button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Ensure you&#8217;re logged is an administrator to your wordpress dashboard.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Add New button may be missing if you only have Editor permissions or other permissions other than admin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: If you&#8217;re the admin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re the admin of the site, you can  resolve the issue, in your <strong><code>wp-config.php <\/code><\/strong>file, by add the following code just above the line that says, \u2018<strong><em>That\u2019s all, stop editing! Happy publishing<\/em><\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><code>define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', false);<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code><strong>define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', false);<\/strong><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.png 689w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95-300x98.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Save changes and Log back in to your wordpress admin dashboard.  The missing button should now be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-96.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-96.png 825w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-96-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-96-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That is it. All done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At times you may try to add a plugin to your wordpress site but you notice there is no Add New Button. Step 1: Ensure you&#8217;re logged is an administrator to your wordpress dashboard. 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