Title: Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class &#8216;PostmanViewController&#8217; not found
Last modified: February 3, 2021

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# Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class ‘PostmanViewController’ not found

 *  Resolved [Fran Nieto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frannieto/)
 * (@frannieto)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-uncaught-error-class-postmanviewcontroller-not-found/)
 * WordPress 5.6
    PHP 7.3.23 Post SMTP 2.0.20 Post SMTP Extensions: Office 365 for
   Post SMTP Extension
 * `Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'PostmanViewController' not found in wp-content\
   plugins\post-smtp\Postman\Extensions\Admin\PostmanAdmin.php:19 Stack trace: #
   0 wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php(287): PostmanAdmin->add_menu('') #1 wp-includes\
   class-wp-hook.php(311): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #2 wp-includes\plugin.
   php(484): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #3 wp-admin\includes\menu.php(155): do_action('
   admin_menu', '') #4 wp-admin\menu.php(327): require_once('...') #5 wp-admin\admin.
   php(158): require('...') #6 wp-admin\index.php(10): require_once('...') #7 {main}
   thrown in wp-content\plugins\post-smtp\Postman\Extensions\Admin\PostmanAdmin.
   php on line 19`
 * The error only appears when logging in with a non-administrator user.

Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)

 *  [BenM](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alysko/)
 * (@alysko)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-uncaught-error-class-postmanviewcontroller-not-found/#post-14003528)
 * Same for me, for a user with author role.
 *  [lymf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lymf/)
 * (@lymf)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-uncaught-error-class-postmanviewcontroller-not-found/#post-14006763)
 * Same for me on a multisite with various roles except for super administrator.
   Well my error is slightly different but also just appeared.
 * `Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'PostmanViewController' not found in /wordpress/
   wp-content/plugins/post-smtp/Postman/Extensions/Admin/PostmanAdmin.php:19 Stack
   trace: #0 /wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(287): PostmanAdmin->add_menu('')#
   1 /wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(311): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL,
   Array) #2 /wordpress/wp-includes/plugin.php(484): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #
   3 /wordpress/wp-admin/includes/menu.php(155): do_action('admin_menu', '') #4 /
   wordpress/wp-admin/menu.php(327): require_once('/home/clients/0...') #5 /wordpress/
   wp-admin/admin.php(158): require('/home/clients/0...') #6 /wordpress/wp-a in /
   wordpress/wp-content/plugins/post-smtp/Postman/Extensions/Admin/PostmanAdmin.
   php on line 19`
 *  [marxhz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marxhz/)
 * (@marxhz)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-uncaught-error-class-postmanviewcontroller-not-found/#post-14011308)
 * I got this too.
    The problem seems only to occur when accessing dashboard (i.
   e /wp-admin/*) pages with non admin users. The PostmanAdmin class is loaded and
   used even for non-admins. However the dependendat PostmanViewController is not!
 * I made a really quick fix, that works in my usercase there all users are either
   admin or subscriber. I more robust fix could for sure be made, but sometimes 
   quick’n’dirty is also ok.
 * In the constructor in PostManAdmin.php I used current_user_can() to prevent PostManViewController
   from beeing accessed for my subscribers like this:
 *     ```
               if ( count( $extensions ) > 0 && current_user_can( 'edit_posts' )) {
                   add_action('admin_menu', [ $this, 'add_menu' ], 20 );
               }
       ```
   
 * instead of this
 *     ```
               if ( count( $extensions ) > 0 ) {
                   add_action('admin_menu', [ $this, 'add_menu' ], 20 );
               }
       ```
   
 * A better solution would be not to load PostManAdmin at all for said users, but
   as I sad: quick’n’dirty 🙂
 *  [marxhz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marxhz/)
 * (@marxhz)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-uncaught-error-class-postmanviewcontroller-not-found/#post-14011315)
 * I short sidenote related [@lymf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lymf/) ‘
   s usercase.
    Since he user with author-roles, my fix will not work. I check if
   the user have edit-post rights. [@lymf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lymf/):
   you have to change ‘edit-posts’ to another right that authors do not have. Or
   better, make a real fix so I dont have to 🙂
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by [marxhz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marxhz/).
 *  [Tim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tneville/)
 * (@tneville)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-uncaught-error-class-postmanviewcontroller-not-found/#post-14012222)
 * Hi [@marxhz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marxhz/),
 * Thanks for this information! I have shared it with the developer [@yehudah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yehudah/).
   🙂
 * Kind Regards,
    Tim
 *  [cordschneider](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cordschneider/)
 * (@cordschneider)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-uncaught-error-class-postmanviewcontroller-not-found/#post-14024867)
 * Same error here:
 * Post SMTP (version 2.0.20) PHP version 7.4.14 Error Details
    ============= An
   error of type E_ERROR was caused in line 19 of the file /var/www/httpdocs/www/
   wp-content/plugins/post-smtp/Postman/Extensions/Admin/PostmanAdmin.php. Error
   message: Uncaught Error: Class ‘PostmanViewController’ not found in /var/www/
   httpdocs/www/wp-content/plugins/post-smtp/Postman/Extensions/Admin/PostmanAdmin.
   php:19
 * Stack trace:
    #0 /var/www/httpdocs/www/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(287): PostmanAdmin-
   >add_menu() #1 /var/www/httpdocs/www/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(311): WP_Hook-
   >apply_filters() #2 /var/www/httpdocs/www/wp-includes/plugin.php(484): WP_Hook-
   >do_action() #3 /var/www/httpdocs/www/wp-admin/includes/menu.php(155): do_action()#
   4 /var/www/httpdocs/www/wp-admin/menu.php(327): require_once(‘/var/www/vhosts…’)#
   5 /var/www/httpdocs/www/wp-admin/admin.php(158): require(‘/var/www/vhosts…’) #
   6 /var/www/httpdocs/www/wp-admin/plugin-install.php(16): require_once(‘/var/www/
   httpdocs…’) #7 {main} thrown
 *  [yehudah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yehudah/)
 * (@yehudah)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-uncaught-error-class-postmanviewcontroller-not-found/#post-14039982)
 * Hi,
 * A new version released, please check.

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