Downloaded plugin zips have broken folder paths
Downloaded plugin zips have wrong folder paths, such as added plugin-name prefixes or backslash separators, so reinstalling them fails or breaks.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
5 public reports · first reported 7 February 2017 · last reported 17 July 2026
What's going wrong
Several site owners report that archives created by this download plugin do not install cleanly.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 5 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.