How to fix the ‘Is its parent directory writable by the server? WordPress Error

Changing Folder Permissions

Still getting the "Is its parent directory writable by the server" error ???

Well, you may be better off trying to reset the folder permissions of your uploads folder.
For this, you can use an FTP client, like FileZilla or File Manger as well. Follow these steps to reset folder permissions using FileZilla:

1. Connect to your account with FileZilla.
2. Go to WordPress installation directory (in most cases it’s public_html) and open wp-content folder.
3. Once inside, right-click on the Uploads directory.
4. Click on File Permissions, which will prompt open a dialog box.
5. Here, find the Numeric value field, and enter 755.
6. Check the Recurse into subdirectories option if not already checked.
7. Select Apply to directories only from the radio buttons.
8. Click OK.

Conclusion

Getting the Is its parent directory writable by the server? error can be discouraging, especially if you’re only go-to move is changing permissions of the uploads folder.

In this tutorial, we saw how to fix this error with this simple technique. By following the steps in this guide, you have hopefully gotten rid of this error.

THANK YOU!