Activation Critical Error - How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/ Discussion Board en-US Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:55:59 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Activation Critical Error https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/paged/2/#post-125235 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:58:37 +0000 @pgmr99 

We suggest deleting the wpForo plugin folder via FTP, then downloading and installing the latest version of the plugin from WordPress.org.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Sofy https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/paged/2/#post-125235 RE: Activation Critical Error https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/paged/2/#post-125224 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:12:03 +0000 Well, that won't work. They are the ones that directed me to WPForo support.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 pgmr99 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/paged/2/#post-125224 RE: Activation Critical Error https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125219 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:53:58 +0000 @pgmr99 

Please contact your hosting support with this question. They'll help you easily solve this issue. 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Sofy https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125219 RE: Activation Critical Error https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125206 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:52:23 +0000 There is no .htaccess file in the WPForo directory and it does not create one.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 pgmr99 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125206 RE: Activation Critical Error https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125203 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:31:21 +0000 It looks like the issue was due to incorrect file or folder permissions in the /wpforo/ plugin directory. To fix it, make sure the wpforo folder has 755 permissions and its files (like .htaccess) have 644 permissions. This allows WordPress to read them properly. You can update permissions via FTP or your hosting file manager, then try reactivating the plugin.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 sarahmiller275 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125203 RE: Activation Critical Error https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125198 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:18:37 +0000 I can't deactivate it. As I said in my ititial message, my hosting company said that wpforo was the problem and they changed the permissions to "00". Now it does not show up as a plugin. It now allows me to get back on with administrator. Until they did that, I could not get on without a critical error. 

My hosting company sent me the error message. They said for further information contact the plugin support. Now I feel like I am playing ping pong.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 pgmr99 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125198 RE: Activation Critical Error https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125193 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:32:47 +0000 Hi,

Please deactivate the wpForo plugin, delete it, then find and activate the wpForo plugin again.

If you don't have any forums or topics, you can uninstall wpForo, delete it, and then find and install it again. The "Uninstall" button on the Dashboard > Plugins admin page will delete all forums, topics, settings, and configurations.

If it doesn't help, contact your hosting support with this question. 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Sofy https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125193 Activation Critical Error https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125086 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:30:23 +0000 Upon activating the plugin I got a critical error. It took me out of administration mode. When I tried to sign back in I again got a critical error. My guess would be that activation did some things before the error that Wordpress did not like. My hosting company sent me the following;

(13)Permission denied: AH00529: /home2/livingi1/domains/livinginwildwood.com/private_html/wp-content/plugins/wpforo/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable and that '/home2/livingi1/domains/livinginwildwood.com/private_html/wp-content/plugins/wpforo/' is executable, 

They claimed that WPforo plugin was the problem and changed the permissions to "00". It now bypasses.

After reading all of the plugin reviews, I would like to install but have no idea how to fix it.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 pgmr99 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/activation-critical-error/#post-125086