Fix Plugin update errors

Fixing the plugin “Update failed: The update cannot be installed because we will be unable to copy some files” Error

You might have already encountered this error while trying to update a WordPress plugin. This error is not related to any specific plugin but WordPress itself.

If you are using managed hosting services like kinsta.com, bluehost.com the support team can help you fix this problem within few minutes but if you are managing your own server

This issue is usually caused because of incorrect file permissions in your web server rather than being the problem with the plugin itself. Because of the file permissions, WordPress isn’t able to replace the old plugin files with the new ones.

If you are not comfortable fixing this yourself, reach out to your web host or web developer to make the above permission changes for you. You can share a link to this post for their reference.

Once the permissions issues are resolved you should be able to update the plugin successfully for the WordPress plugins page.