The current version of Taboola (v1.0.10) is incompatible with PHP 8. The plugin will appear to activate, but Taboola will not appear within the WP Admin menu.
I tracked the problem down to at least two issues that make the plugin incompatible with PHP 8:
– The plugin uses create_function(), which was removed from PHP 8: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.create-function.php
– The plugin uses PHP4 style constructors, which are not allowed in PHP 8
I was able to patch the plugin and get it to show up on the WP Admin by making the following modifications:
The following line can be updated to replace create_function() with an anonymous function:
https://plugins.trac.www.ads-software.com/browser/taboola/tags/1.0.10/taboola_widget.php#L55
– Replace create_function('', 'return register_widget("WP_Widget_Taboola");') with function() { return register_widget("WP_Widget_Taboola"); }.
PHP4 style constructors are not allowed and __construct() should be used instead:
https://plugins.trac.www.ads-software.com/browser/taboola/tags/1.0.10/taboola_widget.php#L31
– Replace function TaboolaWP() with function __construct().
Hello,
Taboola widget is not working for post. It is working fine for pages only. Please check it and let me know.
Waiting for reply!
Thanks
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