Answers.Body: <p>Pretty sure that line is just an example. It also clearly says</p>
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  <p>Copy or ftp the zip file to your WordPress installation's /wp-content/plugins directory</p>
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Body: <p>I am about to try installing CiviCRM in C-Panel web hosting. For other Wp sites I haved installed wordpress in the Public_HTML directory  e.g. public_HTML/wp-content/plugins etc</p>
  <p>However the Civi installation guide <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/installation/en/latest/wordpress/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.civicrm.org/installation/en/latest/wordpress/</a> appears to use /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/civicrm  as the directory for installing CiviCRM. Is there a reason for making a different Directory for the wordpress (and civiCRM) installation?</p>
  
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Title: CiviCRM Wordpress Installation in C Panel
ThreadText: # CiviCRM Wordpress Installation in C Panel
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-11-12)
  
  I am about to try installing CiviCRM in C-Panel web hosting. For other Wp sites I haved installed wordpress in the Public\_HTML directory e.g. public\_HTML/wp-content/plugins etc
  
  However the Civi installation guide <https://docs.civicrm.org/installation/en/latest/wordpress/> appears to use /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/civicrm as the directory for installing CiviCRM. Is there a reason for making a different Directory for the wordpress (and civiCRM) installation?
  
  **Tags:** wordpress, installation
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2024-11-13. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Pretty sure that line is just an example. It also clearly says
  
  > Copy or ftp the zip file to your WordPress installation's /wp-content/plugins directory
  
  
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