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[Scot B]

Hi, not sure what might be causing this.. initial research seems to point at menus??

Catchable fatal error: Object of class WP_Error could not be converted to string in /home/zoomingw/public_html/zoomfeet/wp-content/themes/x/framework/views/integrity/_content-post-footer.php on line 13

any ideas or help please

https://www.devon.photography/devon-photography-blog/

[Scot B]

this is the line that was causing the problem
<?php echo get_the_tag_list(); ?>

I have removed it temporarily, but would like to fix the problem please

[Scot B]

This problem appears to be a WordPress Core 4.6 issue

When I run my site on the previous version of wordpress all works well,

yet when I update to 4.6 and the database updates, I get the error…
Catchable fatal error: Object of class WP_Error could not be converted to string in /home/zoomingw/public_html/zoomfeet/wp-content/themes/x/framework/views/integrity/_content-post-footer.php on line 13

also when this error is present, it causes a crash in edit post (when Yoast is active). removing yoast resolves edit post crash but not the original problem

I have backed out wordpress 4.6 to the previous version and also restored the database prior to database upgrade and the problem disappears

I suspect therefore that wordpress 4.6 is creating problems in the database

any help please?

[Jade]

Hi Scot,

Would you mind providing us with login credentials so we can take a closer look? To do this, you can make a post with the following info:

– Link to your site
– WordPress Admin username / password
– FTP credentials

Don’t forget to select Set as private reply. This ensures your information is only visible to our staff.

[Scot B]

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[Rue Nel]

Hello There,

Thanks for providing the information. I have login and it seems that there is an Error 500 in your WP dashboard. It usually means there is a fatal PHP error. Can you please enable WP_DEBUG mode? You can do this by opening wp-config.php and adding
define( 'WP_DEBUG' , true ); just above /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ For example:

define('WP_DEBUG', true);

/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

And to better assist you with this issue, would you mind providing us the ftp login credentials so we can take a closer look? This is to ensure that we can provide you with a tailored answer to your situation. Once you have provided us with your credentials, we will be happy to assist you with everything.

To do this, you can make a post with the following info:
– FTP Hostname
– FTP Username
– FTP Password

Don’t forget to select Set as private reply. This ensures your information is only visible to our staff.

Thank you.

[Scot B]

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[Scot B]

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[Lely]

Hi Scot,

I tried to login via FTP, unfortunately it doesn’t work. I am getting the following error:

530 Login authentication failed
Error:	Critical error: Could not connect to server -> FOR FILEZILLA
Access Denied for WinSCP

Please check.

[Scot B]

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[Rue Nel]

Hello There,

Thank you for providing the information. After reviewing the issue with the information provided above, I would try checking with your hosting provider on this particular issue as it sounds like something related to your setup is causing this. Typically, this is due server configuration problems (i.e. underpowered, traceroute issues, packet loss, permissions errors, et cetera). Additionally, your host will be able to diagnose things much better due to the fact that they have a more complete view of your account and can work behind the scenes with you. If the problem you are experiencing persists after working with your host, don’t hesitate to let us know and we will be happy to assist you. Any relevant information that you can share with us from your host is also greatly appreciated as it will help us to better ascertain the source of the problem.

Please let us know how it goes.

[Scot B]

strangely my host says its theme related.. I tried that route first

thanks though, I’ll just not update to WP 5.6

[Rad]

Hi there,

This file has this code /home/zoomingw/public_html/zoomfeet/wp-content/themes/x/framework/views/integrity/_content-post-footer.php

<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/INTEGRITY/_CONTENT-POST-FOOTER.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Standard <footer> output for various posts.
// =============================================================================

?>

<?php if ( has_tag() ) : ?>
  <footer class="entry-footer cf">
    <?php echo get_the_tag_list(); ?>
  </footer>
<?php endif; ?>

Line 13 is the <?php echo get_the_tag_list(); ?> and get_the_tag_list() is a WordPress’s reserved function. Which is part of WordPress core. It’s not the theme that’s throwing the error, but that function built-in to WordPress. Hence yes, the issue might be related to WordPress core files which are specific to its version. Though, I’m not getting that issue on my installation which also means WordPress core files and hosting setup might have something that causing it.

Thanks!

[Scot B]

Thank you for that..

I did find when I removed that <?php echo get_the_tag_list(); ?> entry, the crash message disappeared

but not the underlying problem as it also affected the Yoast plugin.

I do agree with you that these seems to be related to WP 4.6. My host seem to have washed their hands of the problem (not too impressed about that) and it looks like the answer to my problem is to skip this update for now.

Thank you all for your help with this problem

[Thai]

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