Title: Error Message
Last modified: October 30, 2016

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# Error Message

 *  Resolved [dvotedarthurian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dvotedarthurian/)
 * (@dvotedarthurian)
 * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-559/)
 * I am running the Author theme and when I set up the widget to run in the sidebar
   this message comes up on my blog. ⌊screen shot of message⌉ The widget seems to
   run fine, the book cover is there, the bar is there, the link even works fine.
   It just has that text string before.

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 *  Plugin Author [Alan Petersen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzu2/)
 * (@webzu2)
 * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-559/#post-8374248)
 * Hi there,
 * That error is because the goals and current fields can’t be left blank, so you’ll
   need to put a number in the “Your Goal” and the “Current” field (can’t enter 
   0 must be at least a 1 in the “Current” field.
 * ![These fields can't be empty.](https://i0.wp.com/authorbiztools.com/wp-content/
   uploads/2016/10/plugin-errror.jpg)
 * Once you enter your goal and at least a number 1 in the “Current” field that 
   error message will go away.
 * I’m going to address that error on the next version of the plugin so either you
   can’t leave it blank or at least it generates an error message that explains 
   that clearly.
 * Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more problems or questions with 
   it. Thanks. Alan
 *  Thread Starter [dvotedarthurian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dvotedarthurian/)
 * (@dvotedarthurian)
 * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-559/#post-8377085)
 * Right! Thank you so much!

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 * Last reply from: [dvotedarthurian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dvotedarthurian/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-559/#post-8377085)
 * Status: resolved