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How to solve wordpress error “plugin does not have valid header”
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I am newer to wordpress, except posting article; I can do nothing with it. When I install Google Analytics plugin to wordpress, there is an error message saying “the plugin doesn’t have valid header”, I googled lots of solutions online on this problem, but none can fix the situation as I encounter. And this night, I want to try out another way to fix it, but luckily, it’s done this time, I am so happy, and would like to share my solutions to anyone who has the same problem as me, for the details please review the following steps:
Let’s take a Google Analytics plugin for instance.
Download Google Analytics plugin here;
Unzip this file (such as google-analytics-for-wordpress.zip);
When you open this google-analytics-for-wordpress folder, you will find there are two folders located in it, those are MACOSX and google-analytics-for-wordpress folder, that is the reason why you active this plugin, the error (the plugin doesn’t have valid header) came out, so, what you should do is to remove one of folders according to your computer’s type, such as, if you are using PC, you should remove MACOSX folder, then compress google-anaytics-for-wordpress folder to zip file again, and upload it to wordpress, there are two ways to help you finish this task:
a. by wordpress: upload this zip folder to wordpress directly through wordpress: click Plugins>Add New
b. by ftp: upload google-analytics-for-wordpress foler (uncompressed one) to plugin folder by fpt
(in FTP, you must keep plugin folder structure like this: plugin>google-analytics-for-wordpress folder>google analytics related files, such as readme.txt, screenshot-1…and so on (it will not contain MACOSX folder or any other unrelated folder))
After installed it successfully, you can active it at admin panel!
Go to http://www.imeshootings.com/blog/howto-wordpress/plugin-not-valid-header for more details.
Alvey from www.imeshootings.com
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I’m lost – can anyone please explain how to upload a wordpress template?
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I have the template files in a zip folder and am stuck beyond that. I don’t know where to go on WordPress to paste the code and upload the new template. Thanks for any and all advice!
Best Response:
Answer by Naraath
Unfortunately to upload your own template you need your own domain. Then you unzip the folder, put the contents in the templates folder in your FTP, go to /wp-admin, sign in and select the template.
WordPress themes?
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I have gotten a wordpress theme which I ordered and paid for (no baby themes in the free catagory suited what I wanted)
I’ve uploaded the theme to my cpanel into the correct folder etc and the theme shows up in my wordpress admin.
Trouble is the graphics aren’t all showing up and I’m not sure what I need to do next.
Tried putting url’s of my photo bucket account for the graphics but word press won’t allow me to edit the theme.
What makes you think I’m new to this. :0
Help would be much appreciated as I’m about to get carted off by the guys in white coats.
Yes, I uploaded all the files that came in the zip folder. I just uploaded them in the same folder that they come out of the zip in though. Am I supposed to upload them individually or doe’s it not matter.
The graphics I’m trying to add to the theme are graphics that go with it.
I ordered the template
http://cuddlecountry.com/cafe/
and had the banner changed. the banner is the main graphic that shows up at the moment, along with the background but about 6 other little bullets and small banner is missing although they are in the file I received.
I’m not trying to edit in order to change it, just to have it looking as it should.
I’m not having much luck with word press at all. grrrrrr!
No! sorry, header isn’t showing up, in fact no graphics that should be are showing up.
This is all I’m actually getting.
http://wishingonastarr.co.uk/new/
Best Response:
Answer by TalentedChimp
Not being able to edit the theme sounds like a permissions issue. Check that the web server has permission to write to the files and folders which contain your theme files, i.e. wp-content/themes and sub-folders.
By graphics do you mean the theme’s graphics or your content graphics? Did you upload all the files that came with the theme?
Create Professional WordPress Themes With New Book
WordPress is an open-source blog engine released under the GNU general public license. It allows users to easily create dynamic blogs with great content and many outstanding features. It is an ideal tool for developing blogs and though it is chiefly used for blogging, it can also be used as a complete CMS with very little effort. Its versatility and ease of use has attracted a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users.
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Whether users are working with a pre-existing theme or creating a new one from the ground up, WordPress Theme Design will give them the know-how to effectively understand how themes work within the WordPress blog system enabling them to have full control over their site’s design and branding. Users only need to be comfortable with the basics of web development and this book will take care of the rest.
What you will learn from this book
Set up a basic workflow and development environment for WordPress theme design
Create detailed designs and code them up
Enhance your sites by choosing the right color schemes and graphics
Debug and validate your theme using W3C’s XHTML and CSS validation tools
Customize and tweak your theme’s layout
Set up dynamic drop-down menus, AJAX/dynamic and interactive forms
Download and install useful plug-ins and widgetize your theme
Improve post and page content using jQuery and ThickBox
Add interactivity to your themes using Flash
Includes a reference guide to WordPress 2.0′s template hierarchy, markup, styles and template tags, as well as include and loop functions
Chapter 1 introduces you to the WordPress blog system and lets you know what you need to be aware of regarding the WordPress theme project you’re ready to embark on. The chapter also covers the development tools that are recommended and web skills that you’ll need to begin developing a WordPress theme.
Chapter 2 looks at the essential elements you need to consider when planning your WordPress theme design. It discusses the best tools and processes for making your theme design a reality. The author explains her own ‘Rapid Design Comping’ technique and gives some tips and tricks for developing color schemes and graphic styles for your WordPress theme. By the end of the chapter, you’ll have a working XHTML and CSS based ‘comp’ or mockup of your theme design, ready to be coded up and assembled into a fully functional WordPress theme.
Chapter 3 uses the final XHTML and CSS mockup from Chapter 2 and shows you how to add WordPress PHP template tag code to it and break it down into the template pages a theme requires. Along the way, this chapter covers the essentials of what makes a WordPress theme work. At the end of the chapter, you’ll have a basic, working WordPress theme.
Chapter 4 discusses the basic techniques of debugging and validation that you should employ throughout your theme’s development. It covers the W3C’s XHTML and CSS validation services and how to use the FireFox browser and some of its extensions as a development tool, not just another browser. This chapter also covers troubleshooting some of the most common reasons ‘good code goes bad’, especially in IE, and best practices for fixing those problems, giving you a great-looking theme across all browsers and platforms.
Chapter 5 discuss how to properly set up your WordPress theme’s CSS style sheet so that it loads into WordPress installations correctly. It also discuss compressing your theme files into the ZIP file format and running some test installations of your theme package in WordPress’s administration panel so you can share your WordPress theme with the world.
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Chapter 7 dives into taking your working, debugged, validated, and properly packaged WordPress theme from the earlier chapters, and enhancing it with dynamic menus using the SuckerFish CSS-based method and Adobe Flash media.
Chapter 8 continues showing you how to enhance your WordPress theme by looking at the most popular methods for leveraging AJAX techniques in WordPress using plugins and widgets. It also gives you a complete background on AJAX and when it’s best to use those techniques or skip them. The chapter also reviews some cool JavaScript toolkits, libraries, and scripts you can use to simply make your WordPress theme appear ‘Ajaxy’.
Chapter 9 reviews the main tips from the previous chapters and covers some key tips for easily implementing today’s coolest CSS tricks into your theme as well as a few final SEO tips that you’ll probably run into once you really start putting content into your WordPress site.
For more details on the book please visit http://www.packtpub.com/wordpress-theme-design/book.
Tessa Blakeley Silver’s background is in print design and traditional illustration. She evolved over the years into web and multi-media development, where she focuses on usability and interface design. Prior to starting her consulting and development company hyper3media (pronounced hyper-cube media) http://hyper3media.com, Tessa was the VP of Interactive Technologies at eHigherEducation, an online learning and technology company developing compelling multimedia simulations, interactions, and games that met online educational requirements like 508, AICC, and SCORM. She has also worked as a consultant and freelancer for J. Walter Thompson and The Diamond Trading Company (formerly known as DeBeers) and was a Design Specialist and Senior Associate for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ East Region Marketing department. Tessa authors several design and web technology blogs. Joomla! Template Design is her first book.
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