WordPress ZIP installability checker
WordPress ZIP Doctor
Check theme and plugin ZIPs in your browser before you upload them. Find structural install blockers fast, without WordPress login or server access.
Files stay in your browser ZIP structure only
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Pick where WordPress rejected this ZIP.
Problem demos
Use these to preview the exact failure paths people search for before trying your own ZIP.
Checks only package structure: theme headers, plugin headers, nesting, and safe ZIP export.
File names, folder names, package text, and ZIP contents are not sent in metrics.
Common WordPress ZIP errors
Open the guide that matches the upload message.
Theme is missing style.cssCheck whether the upload is a theme, a bundle, or the wrong nested folder.No valid plugins were foundFind a missing plugin header, source archive, or incorrect package root.ThemeForest installable file onlySeparate the installable theme ZIP from the complete download bundle.GitHub plugin ZIP will not installDistinguish a source archive from an installable WordPress release.Plugin uploaded as a themeConfirm the package type and use the matching WordPress upload screen.