The “Unable to locate WordPress root directory.” error when trying to update WordPress or install a plugin

If you encounter the “Unable to locate WordPress root directory.” error when trying to update your WordPress installation and/or plugins, and your blog is running on a PHP 7 version, installing the SSH SFTP Updater Support plugin may solve your problem. It worked for me.

Reference: DigitalOcean: WordPress SSH2 Updates, msmarcal’s answer .

Author: Omer Zak

I am deaf since birth. I played with big computers which eat punched cards and spew out printouts since age 12. Ever since they became available, I work and play with desktop size computers which eat keyboard keypresses and spew out display pixels. Among other things, I developed software which helped the deaf in Israel use the telephone network, by means of home computers equipped with modems. Several years later, I developed Hebrew localizations for some cellular phones, which helped the deaf in Israel utilize the cellular phone networks. I am interested in entrepreneurship, Science Fiction and making the world more accessible to people with disabilities.

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