Title: invalid_element: Last modified: August 20, 2019 --- # invalid_element: * Resolved [Daniel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dssaez/) * (@dssaez) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid_element/) * Hi there, * I’m trying to introduce an AMP component “” but I keep receiving the same error -> invalid_element: . * It seems that the AMP plugin does not add the sidebar script on the tag, I have already added it: ` * That might be a good way to test your code, there is a syntax error in what you provided, between commas and quotation marks. * Thread Starter [Daniel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dssaez/) * (@dssaez) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid_element/#post-11853810) * Hello James, * thank you again for your time, * I have placed the code you gave me above into the amp playground window and everything works fine. I like this amp playground, very useful. * Then I just copy same code into my WordPress, I even add the amp-sidebar script into the tag with the hook ‘wp_head’, actually I can see the script is there on the page when I inspect it. The AMP plugin itself does not add the amp- sidebar script. * And still the same stuff, amp validation says “invalid_element: ” * [James Osborne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamesosborne/) * (@jamesosborne) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid_element/#post-11853847) * [@dssaez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dssaez/) Are you checking the sidebar on AMP URLs only, and have you placed the sidebar code right below the tag, which is the recommended placement? * If you want to share you site we can take a look. * Thread Starter [Daniel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dssaez/) * (@dssaez) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid_element/#post-11853970) * Super James, that’s our man, * and that’s the stuff -> The should be a direct child of the * As you have mentioned on your previous comment, the anp-sidebar has to be a direct child, I was wrapping it with another tag and I did not realized. * So the pluin is doing great, it was all on me, I missed this little point which got quite big. Well, I hope this useful for someone. * Thank you so much for your help James, it was a pleasure. * Big hug and enjoy life. * [James Osborne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamesosborne/) * (@jamesosborne) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid_element/#post-11856198) * [@dssaez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dssaez/) Great to hear. If the plugins working well for you leave a [review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/amp/reviews/). * Plugin Author [Weston Ruter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/westonruter/) * (@westonruter) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid_element/#post-11861451) * FYI: I just learned that AMP _just_ started allowing `amp-sidebar` to not have to be a direct child of the `body`. This will be part of the next AMP plugin release: [https://github.com/ampproject/amp-wp/pull/3084/files#r317214582](https://github.com/ampproject/amp-wp/pull/3084/files#r317214582) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘invalid_element:’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/amp/assets/icon.svg?rev=2527602) * [AMP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/amp/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/amp/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/amp/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/amp/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/amp/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/amp/reviews/) * 10 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Weston Ruter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/westonruter/) * Last activity: [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid_element/#post-11861451) * Status: resolved