Uncaught TypeError: number_format(): Argument #1 ($num) must be of type float

Thanks! Can you let me know the steps how to repeat the error on default WP? That way I can investigate and try to resolve asap.

In my administration dashboard home, I just found it strange that my usual empty “Add boxes from the Screen Options menu” boxes were no longer there, and when I wanted to click on the “Screen options” tab nothing happened, I then received the email “Your site is experiencing a technical problem”…

So just to be clear, the steps are:

1) Activate SBS
2) Visit Dashboard
3) Click on “Screen Options”

Does that sound correct?

Again, I need actual steps to repeat the issue, else there’s nothing I can do.

Yes, these are the steps, just that SBS was already activated for me.

Okay thanks. So I tried it on default WP setup and there is no error or issue. Everything working normally.

Are you using any other plugins? If so, there’s probably some conflict. A quick way to check is to temporarily disable all other plugins and try again.

Since the bug, I had deactivated the plugin.
I have just reactivated it and on the first loading of the dashboard, the SBS widget displayed the statistics, then when loading the page again, I again had a PHP fatal error:

[26-Jan-2022 09:49:35 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: number_format(): Argument #1 ($num) must be of type float, string given in ~/wp-content/plugins/simple-blog-stats/simple-blog-stats.php:814
Stack trace:
#0 ~/wp-content/plugins/simple-blog-stats/simple-blog-stats.php(814): number_format()
#1 ~/wp-content/plugins/simple-blog-stats/simple-blog-stats.php(1028): sbs_word_count_all()
#2 ~/wp-includes/shortcodes.php(356): sbs_blog_stats()
#3 [internal function]: do_shortcode_tag()
#4 ~/wp-includes/shortcodes.php(228): preg_replace_callback()
#5 ~/wp-content/plugins/simple-blog-stats/simple-blog-stats.php(1054): do_shortcode()
#6 ~/wp-admin/includes/template.php(1395): sbs_dashboard_widget_stats()
#7 ~/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php(265): do_meta_boxes()
#8 ~/wp-admin/index.php(203): wp_dashboard()
#9 {main}

That error does not happen on default WP install. Did you try deactivating all other plugins and try again?

update: just tried, all plugins deactivated, SBS actived, and error still here

Okay so the only thing left is your theme. To test, deactivate all plugins except for SBS (like before) and then also switch your theme to one of the WP default themes. Then try the dashboard thing again.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Jeff Starr.

Thank you,
I created a WP sandbox on tastewp.com to try and reproduce the error but couldn’t.
Here is what I tried on my site:

All plugins disabled except SBS
Default theme enabled
Result: SBS works well

Astra child theme enabled (my default theme)
All plugins are still disabled
Result: SBS works well

So in my opinion it may end up being a real plugin conflict, but I’m on a production site and can test more.

What I notice is that the errors appear randomly for various shortcodes but with the same error number_format(): Argument #1 ($num) must be of type float

I will therefore stop using the plugin, if indeed it is specifically related to my association of plugins.

All the best!

Great thanks for the feedback. If you (or anyone) can provide steps to repeat any issue on default WordPress, I will be able to investigate and resolve asap. Thank you.