Plugins menu doesn't appear in the admin panel

Question

I\'m having a very simple problem. I\'m new to WordPress and I\'m trying to install a plugin.

Everyone says there\'s a \"plugins\" option on the sidebar-menu in the

Answer 1

If you did double check your file permissions (i.e. 755 for folders and 644 for wordpress files on Linux), please consider editing your wp-config.php file and change

define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS',true);

to

define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS',false);

The Add New option in Plugins menu will show up, also if you have internet connection, possible updates will be shown up.