How to Fix “Add New Plugin Menu Not Showing” In WordPress?

In this tutorial, we will discuss how to fix the "Add New Plugin" menu not showing issue in WordPress. This issue prevents users from installing any plugins to manage their WordPress website. Let's go through the detailed steps to resolve this problem.

• Log in to your cPanel account associated with your WordPress website.
• Go inside File Manager section.

• Go to your WordPress domain directory and locate the wp-config.php file.
• Right-click on the file and select Edit.

define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);
define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true);

• Modify the code by changing true to false as shown below:

define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);
define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', false);

• Click Save Changes.

Now, return to your WordPress admin area and verify that the changes have taken effect.

That's it! This should resolve the issue and allow you to see the "Add New Plugin" menu in your WordPress admin area.

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