# Plugin error from taxa barplot

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/plugin-error-from-taxa-barplot/2876
**Category:** User Support
**Tags:** pending-development, taxa, barplot, metadata
**Created:** [February 5, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/plugin-error-from-taxa-barplot/2876 "2018-02-05T15:40:40Z")
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### Author: ![jairideout](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/jairideout/32/9_2.png) [@jairideout](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/jairideout)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/plugin-error-from-taxa-barplot/2876/9 "2018-02-16T17:16:46Z")

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> [@thermokarst](#):
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> Also, a quick note, we have a major overhaul to metadata coming up soon, your current metadata file will not work moving forward, because you have duplicate identifier column labels (#SampleID and SampleID).

In the QIIME 2 `2018.2` release, the changes to Metadata column headers that @thermokarst described are now in effect.

There are a number of other changes to QIIME 2 Metadata in the `2018.2` release. See [this forum announcement](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/summary-of-changes-to-metadata-in-qiime-2-2018-2-release/2884) for details on what changed, as well as the updated [Metadata tutorial](https://docs.qiime2.org/2018.2/tutorials/metadata/). 🌞

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