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Warning erros for new users

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Nov 10, 2016 · 3:16 pm · Edited

If someone recently registers for a new wordpress account, and then goes to the forum page, they see a whole bunch of these errors:

Warning: Illegal string offset ‘topics’ in /srv/users/serverpilot/apps/culturedfoodlife/public/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/forum/content/classes/sp-list-topic-class.php on line 337

Warning: in_array() expects parameter 2 to be array, string given in /srv/users/serverpilot/apps/culturedfoodlife/public/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/forum/content/classes/sp-list-topic-class.php on line 337

The errors are repeated over and over. 

I’ve noticed that the error will fix itself for that user the next day, but I can’t just tell people to wait a day. I also noticed that I can fix it manually for a user by going into the database, into the “wp_sfmembers” table, searching for their user ID, and edit the “checktime” field to a time at least 12 hours (or more) in the past. I don’t know why changing this time fixes the issue, nor why the issue is even occurring in the first place. To reproduce the issue:

Go to https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/my-account/ and create an account (right side of screen)

Then go to https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/members/forum/ and you will see the errors. 

Please help!

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YS Yellow Swordfish
Yellow Swordfish
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Member since Nov 2008
16,437 posts
Nov 10, 2016 · 3:27 pm

There is a fix already coded for this warning and it is, I agree, a nuisance. But harmless.

However, you really should not be echoing errors/warnings/notices to the screen – this is a very bad practice on a production website and also can reveal pathways on your server.

No host should allow for these to be displayed and they should be turned off in the php ini file on your server. We strongly recommend you get the settings changed ASAP. Unless, of course, this is by preference or you have the WP_DEBUG settings turned on in the wp-conflg.php file.