wp-content/uploads/ WordPress Problem Solutions

For mac users Open ftp program

Create the ‘uploads’ folder manually under wp-content,

Now right clicked > info or use the shortcut keys command+i which will show you the folder permission

Check the boxes that allows ‘Groups’ and ‘Others’ to write to this folder also called as the full permission ‘rwxrwxrwx(755)’.  Now select the year say for example 2009 .Now select the month for example 04 or 05 then right click >> chmod it to 755

Once you click apply you shouldn’t have any problems uploading media through wordpress.

For Windows Open Ftp

Login to your wp website

Go to upload folder into the wp-content folder ( i have 755 permissions set for this folder)

Now select the year say for example 2009 .Now select the month for example 04 or 05 then right click >> chmod it to 755

if you don’t have folder for current month create it manually and chmod it to 755 that’s it.

If problem persists try

Adding the following to the top of your .htaccess file

<IfModule mod_security.c>
<Files async-upload.php>
SecFilterEngine Off
SecFilterScanPOST Off
</Files>
</IfModule>

3rd solution

Login as admin
Go to SETTINGS –> MISCELLANEOUS.

This is default image of this page if you see any difference in any settings try to remove it by comparing it with this image,if there are two backslash before “wp-content/uploads” then you should remove it as there are no backslash in front of them