Title: Function WP_Scripts::localize was called incorrectly Last modified: April 3, 2023 --- # Function WP_Scripts::localize was called incorrectly * Resolved [ebai4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebai4/) * (@ebai4) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-wp_scriptslocalize-was-called-incorrectly-2/) * With the latest WP **6.2** I’m getting this notice: * plugins\**wpvr**\admin\class-wpvr-admin.php:243 * ```wp-block-code [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP Notice:  Function WP_Scripts::localize was called incorrectly. The $l10n parameter must be an array. To pass arbitrary data to scripts, use the wp_add_inline_script() function instead. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 5.7.0.) in xxxxxxxx\wp-includes\functions.php on line 5865 [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP Stack trace: [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP   1. {main}() xxxxxxxx\wp-admin\admin.php:0 [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP   2. require_once() xxxxxxxx\wp-admin\admin.php:239 [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP   3. do_action() xxxxxxxx\wp-admin\admin-header.php:118 [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP   4. WP_Hook->do_action() xxxxxxxx\wp-includes\plugin.php:517 [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP   5. WP_Hook->apply_filters() xxxxxxxx\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php:332 [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP   6. Wpvr_Admin->enqueue_scripts() xxxxxxxx\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php:308 [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP   7. wp_localize_script() xxxxxxxx\wp-content\plugins\wpvr\admin\class-wpvr-admin.php:243 [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP   8. WP_Scripts->localize() xxxxxxxx\wp-includes\functions.wp-scripts.php:221 [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP   9. _doing_it_wrong() xxxxxxxx\wp-includes\class-wp-scripts.php:502 [03-Apr-2023 09:47:06 UTC] PHP  10. trigger_error() xxxxxxxx\wp-includes\functions.php:5865 ``` Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * [Jahir Chowdhury](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jahirchowdhury/) * (@jahirchowdhury) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-wp_scriptslocalize-was-called-incorrectly-2/#post-16631429) * Hi [@ebai4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebai4/) , * Thank you for informing us about it. * We’re forwarding this to our developers to have a look. * Thank you for your patience. * Regards, * [Jahir Chowdhury](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jahirchowdhury/) * (@jahirchowdhury) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-wp_scriptslocalize-was-called-incorrectly-2/#post-16634919) * Hi [@ebai4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebai4/) , * We tried it on multiple testing sites on our end but couldn’t replicate the issue. * Can you please make sure that WPVR is updated to the latest version? * And then run a plugin conflict test to see if it’s due to a conflict with any other plugin. * You can also contact us on our site. * Regards, * [darkoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darkoth/) * (@darkoth) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-wp_scriptslocalize-was-called-incorrectly-2/#post-16680715) * I had the same error. Problem was in class-wpvr-admin.php * I have replaced this: * ```wp-block-code wp_localize_script( $this->plugin_name, 'admin_url', admin_url() ); ``` * with this: * ```wp-block-code wp_localize_script( $this->plugin_name, 'admin_url', array('admin_url()') ); ``` * And error message is gone. What do you think about this solution Jahir? - This reply was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by [darkoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darkoth/). - This reply was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by [darkoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darkoth/). * [Jahir Chowdhury](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jahirchowdhury/) * (@jahirchowdhury) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-wp_scriptslocalize-was-called-incorrectly-2/#post-16687245) * Hi [@darkoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darkoth/) , * Thank you so much for your input. * I’m forwarding it to our devs. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear something from them. * Regards, * [Jahir Chowdhury](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jahirchowdhury/) * (@jahirchowdhury) * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-wp_scriptslocalize-was-called-incorrectly-2/#post-16732553) * Hi [@ebai4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebai4/) & [@darkoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darkoth/), * Thank you for your patience. * We’ve just released an update of the plugin with a fix to this issue. * Please update your plugin to the latest version and see if it’s resolved. * Let us know if the issue is still there. * Regards, Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘Function WP_Scripts::localize was called incorrectly’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/wpvr/assets/icon-256x256.gif?rev=2480604) * [WP VR - 360 Panorama and Free Virtual Tour Builder For WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpvr/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpvr/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpvr/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpvr/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpvr/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpvr/reviews/) ## Tags * [wp_localize_script](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_localize_script/) * 5 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Jahir Chowdhury](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jahirchowdhury/) * Last activity: [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-wp_scriptslocalize-was-called-incorrectly-2/#post-16732553) * Status: resolved