Title: Error: Unknown format specifier “k”
Last modified: November 29, 2021

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# Error: Unknown format specifier “k”

 *  Resolved [exhibeo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exhibeo/)
 * (@exhibeo)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-unknown-format-specifier-k/)
 * Hi,
 * I have the following error when the plugin is active:
 *     ```
       Fatal error: Uncaught ValueError: Unknown format specifier "k" in /customers/5/c/2/kiekencreate.nl/httpd.www/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/lite/includes/admin/helpers.php:78
       Stack trace:
       #0 /customers/5/c/2/kiekencreate.nl/httpd.www/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/lite/includes/admin/helpers.php(78): printf('%1$sBonus: %2$s...', '
       ```
   
 * ‘)
    #1 /customers/5/c/2/kiekencreate.nl/httpd.www/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(
   303): monsterinsights_get_admin_menu_tooltip(”) #2 /customers/5/c/2/kiekencreate.
   nl/httpd.www/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(327): WP_Hook->apply_filters(”, Array)#
   3 /customers/5/c/2/kiekencreate.nl/httpd.www/wp-includes/plugin.php(470): WP_Hook-
   >do_action(Array) #4 /customers/5/c/2/kiekencreate.nl/httpd.www/wp-admin/menu-
   header.php(301): do_action(‘adminmenu’) #5 /customers/5/c/2/kiekencreate.nl/httpd.
   www/wp-admin/admin-header.php(242): require(‘/customers/5/c/…’) #6 /customers/
   5/c/2/kiekencreate.nl/httpd.www/wp-admin/plugins.php(603): require_once(‘/customers/
   5/c/…’) #7 {main} thrown in /customers/5/c/2/kiekencreate.nl/httpd.www/wp-content/
   plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/lite/includes/admin/helpers.php on line
   78
 * No errors when I deactivate the plugin.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferror-unknown-format-specifier-k%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Michelle D.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devmich/)
 * (@devmich)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-unknown-format-specifier-k/#post-15115770)
 * Hey, sorry about the trouble here. If you haven’t resolved this yet, would you
   be able to reach out to us at [https://www.monsterinsights.com/lite-support/](https://www.monsterinsights.com/lite-support/)?
 * Thanks!
 *  [Sjoerd Boerrigter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sboerrigter/)
 * (@sboerrigter)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-unknown-format-specifier-k/#post-15315514)
 * This issue seems to occur when the plugin is updated but the translations are
   not. You can fix it by updating the translations via: Dashboard > Updates > Translations
   > Update translations.

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 * Last reply from: [Sjoerd Boerrigter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sboerrigter/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-unknown-format-specifier-k/#post-15315514)
 * Status: resolved