Title: Error – The called constructor method for WP_Widget is deprecated
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error – The called constructor method for WP_Widget is deprecated

 *  Resolved [professorshouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/professorshouse/)
 * (@professorshouse)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-the-called-constructor-method-for-wp_widget-is-deprecated/)
 * Hello
 * Last night I was updating plugins and making freeing up disk space at [http://www.professorshouse.com](http://www.professorshouse.com)
   when i ran into a problem.
 * After updating I get the following error above my header –
 * Notice: The called constructor method for WP_Widget is deprecated since version
   4.3.0! Use
    __construct() instead. in /home/serverprofessors/public_html/wp-includes/
   functions.php on line 3457
 * How can I fix this problem?
 * Thank you,
    David

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 *  [Bill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chubbycrow/)
 * (@chubbycrow)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-the-called-constructor-method-for-wp_widget-is-deprecated/#post-6592190)
 * One of your plugins is likely in need of some attention from its developer. Visit
   [this page](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-this-first-%E2%80%93-wordpress-43-master-list?replies=4)
   and scroll down to Known Issues – WP_Widget Error.
 *  Thread Starter [professorshouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/professorshouse/)
 * (@professorshouse)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-the-called-constructor-method-for-wp_widget-is-deprecated/#post-6592203)
 * Thanks for your input. I ended up hiring a guy on fiver to fix the issue as it
   was killing my traffic.
 *  [Bill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chubbycrow/)
 * (@chubbycrow)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-the-called-constructor-method-for-wp_widget-is-deprecated/#post-6592204)
 * Great! Glad you worked it out. Please mark this as resolved if you don’t mind.
 *  Thread Starter [professorshouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/professorshouse/)
 * (@professorshouse)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-the-called-constructor-method-for-wp_widget-is-deprecated/#post-6592206)
 * It worked out… but the darn plugin cost me $60 to get a programmer to fix the
   problem… and more due to lost revenue.
 *  [Bill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chubbycrow/)
 * (@chubbycrow)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-the-called-constructor-method-for-wp_widget-is-deprecated/#post-6592215)
 * Sounds like the $60 stopped the revenue leak. Cheaper than a plumber. 😉

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 * Last reply from: [Bill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chubbycrow/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-the-called-constructor-method-for-wp_widget-is-deprecated/#post-6592215)
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