After updating to version 6.0.0, it stopped working

Hi @senribb,

Thanks for the report (and for the kind words, I’m glad you like my plugin!)

Just tried WPP with WordPress 6.0 and the Classic Widgets (also using PHP 7.4 here) on a clean WordPress install (only the Classic Widgets plugin and WPP are enabled) and the popular post list loads fine here.

This test was done with the Twenty Twenty One theme, stock widget settings.

I also ran this same test before releasing version 6.0 and found no issues, hence why it was released ??

Anyways, could you please upgrade to 6.0 again and check for errors on your browser console, and also on your debug.log file? (See WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_LOG for more details).

Hello, Héctor

Thank you for your prompt reply.
As your instructed, I put it in debug mode, ran it with version 6.0, and then took the WordPress debug log.
The contents are as stated below:
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[27-Jun-2022 12:20:30 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: Argument 5 passed to WordPressPopularPosts\Image::get() must be of the type string, null given, called in /**********/public_html/www.senris.com/*****/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/src/Output.php on line 497 and defined in /**********/public_html/www.senris.com/*****/public_html/www.senris.com/*****/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/src/Image.php:112
Stack trace:
#0 /**********/public_html/www.senris.com/*****/public_html/www.senris.com/*****/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/src/Output.php(497): WordPressPopularPosts\Image->get()
#1 /**********/public_html/www.senris.com/*****/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/src/Output.php(305): WordPressPopularPosts\Output->get_thumbnail()
#2 /**********/public_html/www.senris.com/*****/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/src/Output.php(230): WordPressPopularPosts\Output->render_post()
#3 /**********/public_html/www.senris.com/*****/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/src/Rest/WidgetEndpoint.php(121): WordPressPopularPosts\Output->bui in /**********/public_html/www.senris.com/*****/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/src/Image.php on line 112

By the way, I recently changed all the collations and codes in the DB table from uft8mb3_general_ci to uft8mb4_general_ci.
Sorry, Can you think of that effect?

• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Senri Miura.
• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Senri Miura.

That’s very helpful, thanks!

Could you please also share a screenshot of the settings you’re using with the WordPress Popular Posts widget before you downgrade to version 5.5.1?

The link below is the widget of WPP6.0 and the setting screen.

WPP widget

WPP Setting

[English translation]

Image source: Featured image
Lazy Load: Yes
Target audience to record browsing: Visitors only
Log limit: invalid
Widget AJAX: Enabled
Data cache: do not cache
Data sampling: disabled

• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Senri Miura.

Alright, thanks.

Please try this:

1. Update to version 6.0.0 if you haven’t already.
2. Go to Appearance > Widgets > [Your Sidebar] > WordPress Popular Posts.
3. Change any of the settings from the widget, save changes, then changes the widget settings back to how they were before and save changes again.
4. Check on your site and see if your popular posts list is loading.
5. Come back here and report your results.

I did it as instructed,
but unfortunately the widget didn’t show up.

Therefore, it will roll back again.

Alright, thanks for testing. Not sure what’s causing that issue as in theory it shouldn’t happen but I found a way to “fix” it. I’ll push an update as soon as possible.

I’m sorry for your busy schedule.
Thanks for your kindy supports.

I hope this issue will be resolved.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Senri Miura.

It’s probably quite late for you right now but when you get the chance @senribb please:

1. Download the development version of the plugin.
2. Go to Plugins > Add New, then click on the Upload Plugin button.
3. Select the zip file you just downloaded and click on Install Now.
4. WordPress will detect that the plugin is already installed. Click on “Replace current with uploaded”.
5. When it’s done, check whether your popular posts list is loading or not and leave a comment here to report back your results.

Thanks in advance!

Hello, Héctor

Thank you for your prompt response.

Good news!

I followed your instructions and tested.
As a result, I confiremed the WPP(6.0.R) widget has been displayed normally.

If you have anything else to check, please let me know.

Thank you very much for this time.

Regards,
Senri

• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Senri Miura.

Terrific, thanks for the update Senri!

Alright, I’ll be pushing an update with this fix and other changes soon so please make sure to update once the next version is out.

Thank you very much.

For the time being, this thread I’ll close once as this problem has been resolved.
Yes, I’ll update and check it when the next version is released.

Many thanks,
Senri

• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Senri Miura.