Easily fix "Failed to set plugin placeholders" in Xcode
How to fix "Failed to set plugin placeholders"
![Easily fix "Failed to set plugin placeholders" in Xcode](/content/images/size/w2000/2019/07/feature-2.png)
I was setting up rich notifications the other using a library and I was required to create a few extra targets. I followed all the steps correctly but Xcode was not liking what I had done.
Xcode would build successfully but it would prompt me saying that it failed to set plugin placeholders. Personally I had never seen this message before so I started googling, turns out it was a really simple fix.
Before we get to the fix, make sure to clean your build folder as well as delete derived data. I always do this before trying a fix as one never knows what issues these things can cause.
Great, now that you have cleaned your build folder and deleted your derived data we can get started.
Step 1
Click on your project in the Project Navigator
![Project manager](https://programmingwithswift.github.io/easily-fix-failed-to-set-plugin/projectNavigator.png)
Step 2
Next you will need to select your main target and go to its build phases
tab.
![Main Target](https://programmingwithswift.github.io/easily-fix-failed-to-set-plugin/mainTarget.png)
Step 3
Once you are on the build phases
tab you should see a drop down that says Embed App Extensions
, click on that. Now that you have opened Embed App Extensions
you should see a checkbox that says Copy only when installing
. You need to check that checkbox.
![Embed App Extensions](https://programmingwithswift.github.io/easily-fix-failed-to-set-plugin/embedAppExtensions.png)