Title: WordPress 2.8 plugin solutions Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # WordPress 2.8 plugin solutions * Resolved [dja360](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dja360/) * (@dja360) * [16 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-28-plugin-solutions/) * Hi, * Thought I might post this for anyone getting this error message for certain plugins after upgrading to WordPress 2.8: * “The plugin does not have a valid header.” * I had the same problem with two plugins I was using – wbQuiz and Random Posts Widget. * By moving the main php file out of a subfolder and placing it in the main plugin root folder the problems sorted itself out and the plugins worked. * E.g. For the wbQuiz plugin * The **wb_quiz.php** and **wb_quiz_question.php** files were located within the“ plugin” folder off the main root folder i.e. * wp-content/plugins/wbQuiz/**plugins**/wb_quiz.php wp-content/plugins/wbQuiz/** plugins**/wb_quiz_questions.php * By moving these files out of the **plugins** folder and into the root folder ( along with any other tests the user may have created and placed in the plugins folder) the problems in WordPress 2.8 is rectified * i.e it should be structured like this * wp-content/plugins/wbQuiz/wb_quiz.php wp-content/plugins/wbQuiz/wb_quiz_questions. php * I found the same thing with the Related Posts Widget plugin. The related-posts. php file was originally located in a subfolder off the main plugin root folder i.e. * wp-content/plugins/related-posts/related-posts/related-posts.php * By moving the php file up one level to: * wp-content/plugins/related-posts/related-posts.php * the plugin worked perfectly and no error messages. * Not sure if this will work for everyone else who is getting the “The plugin does not have a valid header.” message but worth a go. Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * [kalooz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalooz/) * (@kalooz) * [16 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-28-plugin-solutions/#post-1109137) * I am getting this same message with phpBB and United. I checked the files and they are not set up as stated above, so the fix is not applicable. Does anyone else have any solutions? * [Showfom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/showfom/) * (@showfom) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-28-plugin-solutions/#post-1109409) * [http://showfom.cn/how-to-solve-the-plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-for-wordpress-2-8/](http://showfom.cn/how-to-solve-the-plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-for-wordpress-2-8/) * I find another way to solve this problem. * [globalmacroblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/globalmacroblog/) * (@globalmacroblog) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-28-plugin-solutions/#post-1109547) * Hi, I am sorry, but I am new to WP, how do you _“move these files out of the plugins folder and into the root folder”_ ? I have no WP folders on my Mac, and I can’t find any directory under [http://www.globalmacroblog.com/wp-admin/](http://www.globalmacroblog.com/wp-admin/) * Any help would be great as I am unable to install any plugins at all – I get the same message. Do you know if this will ever get fixed, it seems people have had problems for months now. * [umeshnmenon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/umeshnmenon/) * (@umeshnmenon) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-28-plugin-solutions/#post-1109567) * If you are creating a new plugin make sure that you have this in your main plugin file. * * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin](http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin) * [noski2009](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noski2009/) * (@noski2009) * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-28-plugin-solutions/#post-1109575) * Nice one! thanks. Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘WordPress 2.8 plugin solutions’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [valid header](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/valid-header/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 5 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [noski2009](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noski2009/) * Last activity: [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-28-plugin-solutions/#post-1109575) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics