If you don’t know how to do this then read the tutorial on how to change permissions.
This method requires you to change the file/folder permissions on your server. If the above fix doesn’t work then try this option. The important thing here is to make sure you only enter the following in the “Store uploads in this folder” field:įix #2: Manually Change the Folder Permission Save the changes by hitting the “Save Changes” button and you are done.Enter wp-content/uploads in the “Store uploads in this folder” text box.Go to Media Settings menu (Settings -> Media).Log into your WordPress admin dashboard.This is the easiest option to try and solve this error so you should try this one first. Fix #1: Update/Change the Uploads Directory Settings I will try to cover all the possibilities so hopefully one of them will help you fix the issue. There are a few different possibilities for this error to show up.
However, a lot has changed since then so it is time to publish an updated version of the tutorial. I personally faced this issue a while back and wrote a quick fix tutorial on this subject. Unable to create directory wp-content/uploads/2013/02.Unable to create directory /wp-content/uploads/ Is its parent directory writable by the server?.Unable to create directory wp-content/uploads.It will show you how to fix this annoying error. If you are seeing any of the following errors when you try to upload/import media into WordPress’s media library then this tutorial is for you.