Title: Error while installation
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error while installation

 *  Resolved [Rawal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rawalbaig/)
 * (@rawalbaig)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-while-installation/)
 * _Hi_ there I’m getting following error when try to install.
    **The plugin does
   not have a valid header**
 * Any help will be appreciated.
 * Thanks
    Rawal
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * (@hinjiriyo)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-while-installation/#post-6425972)
 * Do you use an old WP version?
 *  Thread Starter [Rawal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rawalbaig/)
 * (@rawalbaig)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-while-installation/#post-6425973)
 * Its the latest 4.2.4
 *  Plugin Contributor [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * (@hinjiriyo)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-while-installation/#post-6425975)
 * I could not reconstruct your case, neither via plugin upload, nor via download
   from the WP repository.
 * Silly question, but important in that case: Did you install the plugin as a plugin,
   not as a theme?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * (@hinjiriyo)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-while-installation/#post-6426051)
 * No answer so I mark the topic as resolved.

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 * [valid header](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/valid-header/)

 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-while-installation/#post-6426051)
 * Status: resolved