Title: Fatal Error Activating
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Fatal Error Activating

 *  [ChrisDunfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisdunfield/)
 * (@chrisdunfield)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-2/)
 * When I attempt to activate the plugin I get:
 * `Fatal error: Access level to AutoCompleteCustomFieldType::construct() must be
   public (as in class AdminPageFramework_FieldType_Base) in /Applications/MAMP/
   htdocs/wp-content/plugins/admin-page-framework/third-party/autocomplete-custom-
   field-type/AutocompleteCustomFieldType.php on line 3`
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-page-framework/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-page-framework/)

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 *  Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/)
 * (@miunosoft)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-2/#post-5664463)
 * Hi,
 * The recent version of `AdminPageFramework_FieldType_Base` class defines the `
   construct()` method as protected so the error message you posted seems to be 
   caused by an old version of APF.
 * I suspect you have a plugin that includes the `AdminPageFramework` class and 
   it loads before the demo plugin. And its framework version is older than the 
   one of the demo plugin.
 * So try disabling other plugins one by one and see which one causes the conflict.
 * Let me know if you find which one.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-2/#post-5664463)
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