Title: Windows Compatibility Fix
Author: Dave Jesch
Published: <strong>04. svibnja 2017.</strong>
Last modified: 22. listopada 2018.

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# Windows Compatibility Fix

 Od [Dave Jesch](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davejesch/)

[Preuzmi](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/fix-windows-compatibility.zip)

 * [Detalji](https://hr.wordpress.org/plugins/fix-windows-compatibility/#description)
 * [Recenzije](https://hr.wordpress.org/plugins/fix-windows-compatibility/#reviews)
 *  [Instalacija](https://hr.wordpress.org/plugins/fix-windows-compatibility/#installation)
 * [Razvoj](https://hr.wordpress.org/plugins/fix-windows-compatibility/#developers)

 [Podrška](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fix-windows-compatibility/)

## Opis

This plugin will fix long filename problems on Windows systems when doing updates
from third-party plugin repositories, such as updating from EDD based sites.

**Usage Scenarios:**

We’ve found that users on Windows systems that are upgrading themes and plugins 
from a third-party repository, such as an Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) site have
problems. They will see an error message of “Update Failed: Could not create directory…”.
The reason for this is that during the update process, the file name requested from
the EDD site has the product name, user name and other information encoded within
it so that EDD knows who is requesting the file. This results in a very long file
name. This is not necessarily a problem WordPress itself, or even EDD, as this works
on non-Windows systems. But if you are running WordPress on Windows and see this
error, it is because of the long file name requested.

If you are using DesktopServer for your local development on Windows and would like
to use the Windows Compatibility Fix plugin as a Design Time plugin, you can install
this in your C:\xampplite\ds-plugings directory and it can then be automatically
activated and used with all of your local development web sites. This allows you
to use the plugin in your local environment, where it’s needed and not to deploy
it to your live environment where it may not be needed. For more information on 
DesktopServer and local development tools, please visit our web site at: https://
serverpress.com/get-desktopserver/

Because this fix is only needed on Windows systems, the plugin checks the operating
system on which it is running and does not initialize itself. If you are having 
problems with the update process on non-Windows systems, it is more likely an issue
with directory permissions.

**How it Works:**

The Windows Compatibility Fix plugin uses a couple of WordPress filters employed
during the update process. It modifies the name of the file that is downloaded to
your system, shortening it to just a few characters. This allows WordPress’s update
process to work correctly on Windows systems by not creating the long file name 
in the first place.

**Support:**

> **Support Details:** We are happy to provide support and help troubleshoot issues.
> Visit our Contact page at [http://serverpress.com/contact/](http://serverpress.com/contact/).
> Users should know however, that we check the WordPress.org support forums once
> a week on Wednesdays from 6pm to 8pm PST (UTC -8).

ServerPress, LLC is not responsible for any loss of data that may occur as a result
of using this tool. We strongly recommend performing a site and database backup 
before testing and using this tool. However, should you experience such an issue,
we want to know about it right away.

We welcome feedback and Pull Requests for this plugin via our public GitHub repository
located at: [https://github.com/ServerPress/Windows-Compatibility-Fix](https://github.com/ServerPress/Windows-Compatibility-Fix)

## Instalacija

Installation instructions: To install, do the following:

 1. From the dashboard of your site, navigate to Plugins –> Add New.
 2. Select the “Upload Plugin” button.
 3. Click on the “Choose File” button to upload your file.
 4. When the Open dialog appears select the windows-compatability-fix.zip file from
    your desktop.
 5. Follow the on-screen instructions and wait until the upload is complete.
 6. When finished, activate the plugin via the prompt. A confirmation message will 
    be displayed.

or, you can upload the files directly to your server.

 1. Upload all of the files in `Windows-Compatibility-Fix.zip` to your `/wp-content/
    plugins/windows-compatability-fix` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

## Recenzije

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c2658a342bbb720f7267cee45aeb881a853d386d0a9ca387f128c17195181af?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Works like a charm](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-like-a-charm-1749/)󠁿

 [arteagacz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arteagacz/) 26. srpnja 2020.

Solved my issues with local WPML updates!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/448b8014a7a002fe98765460f04475e5f15b4c85519d05f3705f637aedb87397?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great Plugin! – Still Works with WP 5.4.2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-still-works-with-wp-5-4-2/)󠁿

 [crazylarry001](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crazylarry001/) 09. srpnja 2020.

As far as I knew my file permissions were set okay but wasn’t really sure. Tried
this first and it worked straight up. Easy! Thank you!!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1cb55363c5e9cb48b4aeec36de1b025aa77109a0307282493a4a93ff24183065?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Saved me hours of frustration](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/saved-me-hours-of-frustration-2/)󠁿

 [Osama Ibrahim](https://profiles.wordpress.org/usamaibrahim93/) 01. travnja 2020.

I was trying to unsuccessfully update a plugin on my windows server. It took me 
hours of all the messing with file permissions and stuff until I found this plugin
and it worked like a charm! Thank you so very much!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c6cc83611367d8d1cec94ec909a9cb8a518bb030e23be6d77b142068fbb4406?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[great – works as expected](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-works-as-expected/)󠁿

 [njwp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/njwp/) 29. ožujka 2018.

Perfect – solves any messing around having to do manual installs. Thanks hepas!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bb3809b61f2e245a24c27497ceca933fff0c3cefc50e45ad152328e04b633764?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Windows Compatibility Fix – 5+ stars](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/windows-compatibility-fix-5-stars/)󠁿

 [Doug](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ddodge2/) 26. prosinca 2017.

BOOM! Worked right out of the box, the first time.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e649b26d079a3d17a9b0512a65acbcd35ac852c73ef5052a7fbcde30ee6906f?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[windows server](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/windows-server-11/)󠁿

 [flamenco](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flamenco/) 06. prosinca 2017.

I had a plugin that wouldn’t update on my windows local server. I was pointed to
this plugin as a fix for long filenames, and wow, immediate success! Thanks, Dave!!
PS: I’ve got a tiny fix for you here. 🙂 Your plugin title here has the typo “compatability”,
and I think you want “compatibility” there. Interestingly, the plugin URL is already
good, so no problem with that!

 [ Pročitajte svih 8 recenzija ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fix-windows-compatibility/reviews/)

## Suradnici i Programeri

“Windows Compatibility Fix” je softver otvorenog koda. Sljedeće osobe su doprinijele
ovom dodatku.

Suradnici

 *   [ Dave Jesch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davejesch/)
 *   [ ServerPress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/serverpress/)
 *   [ SpectrOMTech ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spectromtech/)
 *   [ Steveorevo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/steveorevo/)

[Prevedite “Windows Compatibility Fix” na svoj jezik.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/fix-windows-compatibility)

### Zainteresirani ste za razvoj?

[Pregledajte kôd](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fix-windows-compatibility/),
pogledajte [SVN spremište](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/fix-windows-compatibility/)
ili se pretplatite na [dnevnik razvoja](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/fix-windows-compatibility/)
od [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/fix-windows-compatibility/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Dnevnik promjena

#### 1.0.2 – Aug 27, 2018

 * Make this a DesktopServer Must-Use plugin

#### 1.0.1 – Jan 22, 2017

 * Fix typo in plugin name in readme (Thanks Dave C.)

#### 1.0.0 – May 3, 2017

 * Initial release to WordPress repository.

#### 1.0.0 – Mar 29, 2017

 * Initial Release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Zadnje ažuriranje **prije 8 godina**
 *  Aktivnih instalacija **1.000+**
 *  WordPress inačica ** 4.0 ili viša **
 *  Testirano do **5.0.25**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fix-windows-compatibility/)
 * Oznake
 * [theme](https://hr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/theme/)[update](https://hr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/update/)
   [upgrade](https://hr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/upgrade/)[windows](https://hr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/windows/)
 *  [Napredni pogled](https://hr.wordpress.org/plugins/fix-windows-compatibility/advanced/)

## Ocjena

 5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  8 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fix-windows-compatibility/reviews/?filter=5)
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## Suradnici

 *   [ Dave Jesch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davejesch/)
 *   [ ServerPress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/serverpress/)
 *   [ SpectrOMTech ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spectromtech/)
 *   [ Steveorevo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/steveorevo/)

## Podrška

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