Common errors when uploading plugins

The link you followed has expired.

‘The link you followed has expired’ errors usually occur when you are trying to upload a WordPress theme or a plugin that is bigger than the file size limits set by your hosting provider.

This is what the error looks like:

Hosting companies often limit the size of files allowed to be uploaded to 2MB by default. You can see the file size upload limit currently set by visiting the Media » Add Media File page from your WordPress dashboard.

To increase the file size limit you will need to increase upload_max_filesize and/or post_max_size within the server settings, many hosting provides have an option to set these within your control panel.

For example, most cPanel hosting plans have these available within the PHP settings section:

In the example above, upload_max_filesize is 32M which is fine, but post_max_filesize is only 2M which is limiting the uploads. We recommend setting both of those values to match, so use 32M for both here.

If you don't have these options within your control panel please contact your hosting provider to have them increase the limit for you.