Title: Fatal Error: Cannot use string offset
Last modified: May 13, 2020

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# Fatal Error: Cannot use string offset

 *  Resolved [My247restore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/my247restore/)
 * (@my247restore)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-use-string-offset-4/)
 * Somewhere a long the most recent updates something broke resulting in the following
   specific to the Testimonials.
 * Here’s the Debug info
 * Warning: Illegal string offset ‘slideshow’ in /home/e3zm1bf5un51/public_html/
   wp-content/themes/choices/includes/admin/compat.php on line 48
 * Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot use string offset as an array in /home/e3zm1bf5un51/
   public_html/wp-content/themes/choices/includes/admin/compat.php:48 Stack trace:#
   0 /home/e3zm1bf5un51/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(287): avia_backend_compatibility_custom_field_filter(”,
   15406) #1 /home/e3zm1bf5un51/public_html/wp-includes/plugin.php(206): WP_Hook-
   >apply_filters(”, Array) #2 /home/e3zm1bf5un51/public_html/wp-content/themes/
   choices/framework/php/function-set-avia-frontend.php(262): apply_filters(‘avia_post_meta_…’,”,
   15406) #3 /home/e3zm1bf5un51/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(289): 
   avia_post_meta(Object(WP_Post)) #4 /home/e3zm1bf5un51/public_html/wp-includes/
   class-wp-hook.php(311): WP_Hook->apply_filters(”, Array) #5 /home/e3zm1bf5un51/
   public_html/wp-includes/plugin.php(544): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #6 /home/e3zm1bf5un51/
   public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(4272): do_action_ref_array(‘the_post’,
   Array) #7 /home/e3zm1bf5un51/public_html/wp-includes/query.php(1172): WP_Query-
   >setup_p in /home/e3zm1bf5un51/public_html/wp-content/themes/choices/includes/
   admin/compat.php on line 48
    There has been a critical error on your website.
 * Screenshots:
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 * [https://snipboard.io/5BqkwN.jpg](https://snipboard.io/5BqkwN.jpg)
 * [https://snipboard.io/EnPSQM.jpg](https://snipboard.io/EnPSQM.jpg)
 * Help appreciated, Thank you
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffatal-error-cannot-use-string-offset-4%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Miha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mplusb/)
 * (@mplusb)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-use-string-offset-4/#post-12833402)
 * Hi [@my247restore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/my247restore/),
 * Thank you for reaching out to us!
    Unfortunately those errors do not seem to 
   be from our plugin. They seem to be from the theme. I recommend reaching out 
   to the theme’s support team as they will know better how to help.
 * Warmly,
    Mihaela
 *  Thread Starter [My247restore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/my247restore/)
 * (@my247restore)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-use-string-offset-4/#post-12841032)
 * I’ve determined this issue is a PHP compatibility issue with anything higher 
   than 7 for my theme. Not the plugin.
 * Thank you for your quick response.

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 * Last reply from: [My247restore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/my247restore/)
 * Last activity: [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-use-string-offset-4/#post-12841032)
 * Status: resolved