Title: GitHub download not in Plugin format
Last modified: August 7, 2023

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# GitHub download not in Plugin format

 *  Resolved [pzh20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pzh20/)
 * (@pzh20)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/github-download-not-in-plugin-format/)
 * I downloaded the zip file from GitHub but it will not install because it’s not
   in the right format of a plugin, the install says “The package could not be installed.
   No valid plugins were found.”. I suppose I’m doing something wrong, but not sure
   where to go from here.

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 *  Thread Starter [pzh20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pzh20/)
 * (@pzh20)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/github-download-not-in-plugin-format/#post-16953670)
 * Ah, I found the plugin on the wordpress repository, but it says php 8 is the 
   minimum level needed! My hosting is 7.4.33
 * What about it requires php v8?
 *  Plugin Author [JCV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psykonevro/)
 * (@psykonevro)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/github-download-not-in-plugin-format/#post-16958207)
 * Hi [@pzh20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pzh20/)
    Happy you found the 
   way to install the plugin. It’s always easier to install directly from WordPress
   admin interface. The github is there for developpment purposes.
 * The plugin requires PHP8.0 since it brought many security improvements. Besides
   that, it was released 3 years ago; I would advise you to contact your host and
   see if they offer PHP8. I guess they actually do.

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 * Last reply from: [JCV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psykonevro/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/github-download-not-in-plugin-format/#post-16958207)
 * Status: resolved