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[Resolved] Unable to download/update WPML plugins inside WordPress or from my Paid account here
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Problem: You are trying to update the WPML plugin, but the WordPress updater shows an error message that the zip file is corrupt. Additionally, when attempting to download the plugin manually from your account, you receive an HTML file stating 'Error: you are not allowed to download this file'. Solution: 1. Temporarily remove your website here: https://wpml.org/account/sites/. This action won't affect your translation credits or translation memory but will force WPML to refresh the license status. 2. Add your website again and copy the newly generated key. Ensure you use the exact same format as shown in your wp-admin under Settings > General (e.g., http or https, www or non-www). 3. Navigate to Plugins -> Add New -> Commercial in your WordPress dashboard. 4. If visible, click on 'Unregister WPML'. 5. Click on 'Register WPML' and enter the new key. 6. Click on the 'Check for updates' button in the WPML section. 7. Select every plugin marked in red and click on 'Download' at the bottom of the grid. If these steps do not resolve the issue, our Systems can investigate to see if there could be an internal issue. If the solution provided here becomes irrelevant due to updates or does not apply to your case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. Should you need further assistance, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
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Background of the issue:
I am trying to update the WPML plugin, but the WordPress updater receives an error message saying the zip file is corrupt. When I try to download the plugin manually from my account, I only receive an HTML file with 'Error: you are not allowed to download this file' as the content. I do not have a way to access any updates currently.
Symptoms:
The WordPress updater shows an error message that the zip file is corrupt. When downloading manually, I receive an HTML file with 'Error: you are not allowed to download this file'.
Questions:
Why is the WordPress updater showing an error message that the zip file is corrupt?
Why am I receiving an HTML file with 'Error: you are not allowed to download this file' when trying to download the plugin manually?
How can I access the updates for the WPML plugin?
Languages: English (English )Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )
Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)
Hello there,
Can you please try to update the plugins by following the steps bellow?
- Temporarily remove your website here: (https://wpml.org/account/sites/). You won't lose any translation credits or the translation memory, this is just to force WPML to refresh the license status
- Add the website again and copy the new generated key, when adding it make sure that you use the exact same format as available inside the wp-admin > settings > general, eg.: http or https | www or non-www
- Now go to Plugins -> Add New -> Commercial
- Click on Unregister WPML if you see it there
- Click on Register WPML and enter the new key you just created
- Click on the "Check for updates" button in the WPML section in the same screen
- After that please select every red plugin available in the list and then click on "Download" at the bottom of the grid.
Thank you, please let me know if it helps or if the issue persists.
Mateus
We did all the steps with no results, there's still no way to update the plugins from WordPress without getting the corrupted zip error, or download them directly from wpml.org (we get the HTML file with an error message inside).
How can we solve this issue and get the latest version of the plugins?
Languages: English (English )Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )
Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)
Hello,
I would like to request temporary access (wp-admin and FTP) to your site to take better look at the issue.
I'll be able to investigate this properly and also update the plugin for you manually while I create a ticket with our systems support team to have the 'Error: you are not allowed to download this file' error checked for you.
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I will be checking various settings in the backend to see if the issue can be resolved. Although I won't be making changes that affect the live site, it is still good practice to backup the site before providing us access. In the event that we do need to debug the site further, I will duplicate the site and work in a separate, local development environment to avoid affecting the live site.
- Please make a backup of site files and database before providing us access.
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Please, let me know if you need any additional details. Have a nice day.
Thank you Mateus, I could download the plugins and update them in WordPress.
timothyY-2 confirmed that the issue was resolved on 2024-06-21 12:52:27.
This ticket is now closed. If you're a WPML client and need related help, please open a new support ticket.