Title: Fatal error message problem
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Fatal error message problem

 *  [DRShunk3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drshunk3/)
 * (@drshunk3)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-problem/)
 * Hi WordPress users, I moved to another state this summer and have not even been
   into my website for months. Now that I am settled I tried to log into the site
   and got this message — (( Fatal error: Call-time pass-by-reference has been removed
   in /home/opm/public_html/PrayerBlog/wp-content/plugins/like-button-plugin-for-
   wordpress/include/fb_meta.php on line 169 ))
 * Site address: [http://www.onlineprayermeeting.com/PrayerBlog](http://www.onlineprayermeeting.com/PrayerBlog)
 * What does that mean and how do I fix it?
    Help, Dale

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 *  [Matthew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidsguide/)
 * (@kidsguide)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-problem/#post-6778551)
 * Try [manually resetting your plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)(
   no Dashboard access required). If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one
   individually until you find the cause.
 * If that does not resolve the issue, access your server via [FTP or SFTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients),
   navigate to `/wp-content/themes/` and rename the directory of your currently 
   active theme. This will force the default theme to activate and hopefully rule-
   out a theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins).
 *  [flip9code](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flip9code/)
 * (@flip9code)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-problem/#post-6778594)
 * It appears to be the “Like Button Plugin for WordPress”. I’d disable this and/
   or check for an update for this plugin.
 * Trying to goto your admin page to see if it was just front end error, I was redirect
   to something completely different. I’d check your .htaccess file via SFTP and
   look if it’s been modified.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [flip9code](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flip9code/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-problem/#post-6778594)
 * Status: not resolved

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