Title: PLugin does not have a valid header
Last modified: August 20, 2016

---

# PLugin does not have a valid header

 *  Resolved [Tech4Eleven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tech4eleven/)
 * (@tech4eleven)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-3/)
 * that is the message I get when i activate the plugin
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-topbar/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-topbar/)

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)

 *  Plugin Author [rfgoetz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rfgoetz/)
 * (@rfgoetz)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-3/#post-3387269)
 * Try downloading it via FTP. For some users, that is the only way to get the plugin
   to download and install correctly.
 *  Plugin Author [rfgoetz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rfgoetz/)
 * (@rfgoetz)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-3/#post-3387456)
 * I found the issue. Fixed in 4.12.

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)

The topic ‘PLugin does not have a valid header’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wp-topbar_706d6d.svg)
 * [WP-TopBar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-topbar/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-topbar/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-topbar/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-topbar/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-topbar/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-topbar/reviews/)

 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [rfgoetz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rfgoetz/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-3/#post-3387456)
 * Status: resolved