Title: [Plugin: Plugin Name] The plugin does not have a valid header
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Plugin Name] The plugin does not have a valid header

 *  [twestley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twestley/)
 * (@twestley)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-plugin-name-the-plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header/)
 * Installs but gets “The plugin does not have a valid header” error upon activation.

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 * Last reply from: [twestley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twestley/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-plugin-name-the-plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header/)
 * Status: not resolved