Simple Tags can’t work with WordPress 2.9 RC

Nothing in 2.9, as far as I can see, that will actually break Simple Tags. The error is thrown because the author has hardcoded a version check.

If you edit the plugin via the editor interface, find this line (near the top):

if ( strpos($wp_version, '2.7') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.8') !== false) {

and change it to

if ( strpos($wp_version, '2.7') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.8') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.9') !== false ) {

bgunnink’s solution works! thanks a lot!

I have a mistake in my Code?
No Simple Tags are showing?

// Check version.
global $wp_version;
if ( strpos($wp_version, '2.7') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.8') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.9') !== false ) {
} elseif ( strpos($wp_version, '2.5') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.6') !== false  ) {
	require(dirname(__FILE__).'/2.5/simple-tags.client.php');
} elseif ( strpos($wp_version, '2.3') !== false ) {
	require(dirname(__FILE__).'/2.3/simple-tags.client.php');
} elseif ( strpos($wp_version, '2.2') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.1') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.0') !== false ) {
	add_action('admin_notices', 'simple_tagging_warning');
} else {
	add_action('admin_notices', 'simple_tags_warning');
}

function simple_tagging_warning() {
	echo '<div class="updated fade"><p><strong>'.__('Simple Tags can\'t work with this WordPress version !', 'simpletags').'</strong> '.sprintf(__('You must use <a href="%1$s">Simple Tagging Plugin</a> for it to work.', 'simpletags'), 'https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/simple-tagging-plugin/').'</p></div>';
}

function simple_tags_warning() {
	echo '<div class="updated fade"><p><strong>'.__('Simple Tags can\'t work with this WordPress version !', 'simpletags').'</strong></p></div>';
}
?>

Something wrong?
Greetings
Dieter

Thx bgunnink, works like a charm!

Dieter —

You deleted part of the code that still needs to be there. It should look like this:

// Check version.
global $wp_version;
if ( strpos($wp_version, '2.7') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.8') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.9') !== false ) {
	require(dirname(__FILE__).'/2.7/simple-tags.client.php');
} elseif ( strpos($wp_version, '2.5') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.6') !== false  ) {
	require(dirname(__FILE__).'/2.5/simple-tags.client.php');
} elseif ( strpos($wp_version, '2.3') !== false ) {
	require(dirname(__FILE__).'/2.3/simple-tags.client.php');
} elseif ( strpos($wp_version, '2.2') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.1') !== false || strpos($wp_version, '2.0') !== false ) {
	add_action('admin_notices', 'simple_tagging_warning');
} else {
	add_action('admin_notices', 'simple_tags_warning');
}

You need to reinsert
require(dirname(__FILE__).'/2.7/simple-tags.client.php'); before the first } elseif

Thanks bgunnink. ??

bgunnink
Nothing in 2.9, as far as I can see, that will actually break Simple Tags…

QFT, thank you very much for the quick solution, just started fixing all my websites ??

Thanks:-)
Now it runs…..

It still does not work for me. How come?

In other words, the function used to display tags on the front end is what doesn’t work. The above fix works only for the backend.

Thank you very much, bgunnink. Nice as always.

Thanks bgunnink, that works !

Thanks a lot for your solution, bgunnink, it works perfectly!

Thanks!

Awesome – thanks bgunnink ??