Title: Deprecated: Function create_function
Last modified: August 16, 2020

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# Deprecated: Function create_function

 *  Resolved [JCV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psykonevro/)
 * (@psykonevro)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deprecated-function-create_function-14/)
 * Hi,
 * New wordpress version, and new way to write functions!
 * With wordpress 5.5, I get following error message:
 * `Deprecated: Function create_function() is deprecated in /web/wp-content/plugins/
   footnotes/class/init.php on line 61`
 * Hope you could fix it.
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by [JCV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psykonevro/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fdeprecated-function-create_function-14%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [daliasued](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daliasued/)
 * (@daliasued)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deprecated-function-create_function-14/#post-13312853)
 * I have the same problem “is deprecated” with WordPress 5.5
 *  Plugin Contributor [Lol Zimmerli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lolzim/)
 * (@lolzim)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deprecated-function-create_function-14/#post-13411005)
 * Hello jcv,
    Hello daliasued,
 * It should be fixed on next release, 1.6.6, which should arrive by october.
 * Thank you for waiting a little bit 🙂
 * Best regards,
 *  Thread Starter [JCV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psykonevro/)
 * (@psykonevro)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deprecated-function-create_function-14/#post-13411008)
 * Great news, looking forward to it.
 * Thanks for keeping us informed!
 *  [daliasued](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daliasued/)
 * (@daliasued)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deprecated-function-create_function-14/#post-13415382)
 * Thank you [@lolzim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lolzim/)
 *  Plugin Contributor [pewgeuges](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pewgeuges/)
 * (@pewgeuges)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deprecated-function-create_function-14/#post-13611368)
 * Thankfully acknowledged **Felipe Lavín Z.** contributing this update.
 * Now `register_widget()` is used instead.
 * Thanks for staying tuned.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deprecated-function-create_function-14/#post-13611368)
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