Title: Fatal error: Can't use function return value in write context
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Fatal error: Can't use function return value in write context

 *  [jatin2goyal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jatin2goyal/)
 * (@jatin2goyal)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-use-function-return-value-in-write-context-1/)
 * Getting this error
 * Fatal error: Can’t use function return value in write context in /home/smartsuc/
   public_html/wp-content/plugins/testimonials-widget/includes/class-testimonials-
   widget.php on line 394
 * Not even able to login to my wp admin area. Always getting the same error.
 * Please help.

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 *  [Uriahs Victor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uriahs-victor/)
 * (@uriahs-victor)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-use-function-return-value-in-write-context-1/#post-7573291)
 * Hi there,
 * Please log into your website via FTP (contact your webhost) and then head to 
   wp-content/plugins and rename the folder “testimonials-widget”
 * That should let you get back to your website. There seems to be an issue with
   that Testimonials plugin so you might want to report it to the Developers and
   using a alternative for now.
 * Best regards,
    Uriahs

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 * Last reply from: [Uriahs Victor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uriahs-victor/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-use-function-return-value-in-write-context-1/#post-7573291)
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