Won't activate

  • Resolved ActionWords

    (@actionwords)


    10 years, 1 month ago

    I tried to install Styles 1.1.7 for my TwentyTwelve theme and I get an effort message that it failed because “Destination folder already exists.” I then installed Styles: TwentyTwelve and activated it. However, when I go to a page, I get a message that “Styles is installed, but not active. Please activate Styles.” When I click the link to activate, I’m sent to a page that is blank except for the following error message: “The plugin does not have a valid header.” What do I need to do to fix this problem. I really hope you can help. This plugin is the answer to my prayers!

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/styles/

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  • Brian Harris

    (@zgani)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    I’d suggest deleting the Styles plugin and then re-install it.

    Thread Starter ActionWords

    (@actionwords)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks for the response. The problem is that the Styles plugin doesn’t even show up in my list of plugins! When I get the error message, it does give me the destination folder that it’s supposed to be in, but I have no idea how to access it so that I can even remove it. Please help!

    Plugin Author Paul Clark

    (@pdclark)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    It sounds like you have a partial copy of the plugin in your wp-content/plugins folder. You’ll need to log in to your host over FTP, then delete wp-content/plugins/styles, then reinstall from the WordPress admin.

    FTP process can vary by host — try Googling “how to use ftp” with your host’s name. For example, “How to access ftp hostgator”

    Thread Starter ActionWords

    (@actionwords)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    Problem solved! THANK YOU!!!

    violacase

    (@violacase)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hi, @paul Clark.
    I ran into the same problem. (Though without the debug notices)
    Perhaps your should examen your cleanup procedure when user uninstalls the plugin.

    Plugin Author Paul Clark

    (@pdclark)

    10 years ago

    Thanks for the suggestion, violacase. There is no “cleanup procedure” when plugins are installed — the root cause was from an errant deploy to the wordpress.org repository. It has since been resolved and shouldn’t happen again. Thanks for reaching out and helping others with the issue!

    raveloop

    (@raveloop)

    9 years, 10 months ago

    I’ve done all methods of installing, uninstalling, reinstalling, FTP, web, etc. and still can’t get Styles to work. Would anyone else know any other methods I could try?

    Thanks,

    Terry

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