{"id":1172482,"date":"2016-10-04T15:06:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T22:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/problems-installing-event-calendar-pro\/"},"modified":"2016-10-04T15:06:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T22:06:57","slug":"problems-installing-event-calendar-pro","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/problems-installing-event-calendar-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems installing Event Calendar Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I tried to install the Pro version through Add New Plugin, and it wouldn&#8217;t install because it said the directory already existed (from having the free version installed). <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/downloading-and-installing-the-plugin\/\">This support page<\/a> says the free version needs to be installed before installing the Pro plugin, but that doesn&#8217;t seem to be the case since they&#8217;re in conflict. 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