Title: can’t update header.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# can’t update header.php

 *  820586
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-headerphp/)
 * I’m trying to make a change to the header.php file because I’m adding an SEO 
   title tag plugin but every time I click “Update file” it gives me a 404 message.
 * It does this with or without the SEO title tag plugin modification I make.
 * Any idea why this is?
 * Thanks

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-headerphp/#post-825651)
 * This is the easy solution:
 * Edit your files on your machine (after making a backup copy) and upload them 
   via FTP.
 *  Thread Starter 820586
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-headerphp/#post-825656)
 * Thanks very much for the help, problem fixed.

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-headerphp/#post-825656)
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