WordPress plugins are typically distributed in compressed ZIP file format. If you are using Safari on a Mac computer, you might notice that after clicking the download link, instead of receiving a .zip file, you get a folder. This can make it impossible to upload the plugin to your WordPress dashboard.
This issue occurs because Safari automatically unzips downloaded ZIP files. To resolve this, you can either use a different web browser, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, to download the plugin file, or you can configure Safari to stop automatically unzipping downloaded ZIP files.
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