Title: Illegal string offset error after PHP upgrade
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Illegal string offset error after PHP upgrade

 *  Resolved [Nic Windley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nisiwi/)
 * (@nisiwi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-offset-error-after-php-upgrade/)
 * Warning: Illegal string offset ‘action’ in /home/xxxxxxx/public_html/wp-content/
   plugins/simply-exclude/simplyexclude.php on line 2267
 * I just upgrade my PHP version and now I’m getting the following error from simplyexclude.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simply-exclude/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simply-exclude/)

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 *  Thread Starter [Nic Windley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nisiwi/)
 * (@nisiwi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-offset-error-after-php-upgrade/#post-3400237)
 * I’ve found a similar thread (same problem) here;
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simply-exclude-illegal-string-offset-warnings-under-php-545?replies=3](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simply-exclude-illegal-string-offset-warnings-under-php-545?replies=3)
 * Any advice on a fix ?
 *  Plugin Author [Paul Menard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pmenard/)
 * (@pmenard)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-offset-error-after-php-upgrade/#post-3400439)
 * Looking into this today. Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [Nic Windley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nisiwi/)
 * (@nisiwi)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-offset-error-after-php-upgrade/#post-3400440)
 * Great, although I don’t seem to be seeing this error any more with plugin enabled
   and not tested if its actually working / excluding content ?
 *  Plugin Author [Paul Menard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pmenard/)
 * (@pmenard)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-offset-error-after-php-upgrade/#post-3400441)
 * [@nic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nic/) Windley,
 * Technically it is a PHP Warning not an Error. So it will not stop the PHP processing
   on your pages. It’s more informational that a variable was improperly set. If
   you enable WP_DEBUG in you wp-config.php it will show the warning.
 * But I should have this fixed shortly.
 *  Plugin Author [Paul Menard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pmenard/)
 * (@pmenard)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-offset-error-after-php-upgrade/#post-3400442)
 * Ok. here is a beta which should correct the Warnings you are seeing.
    [https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2616987/projects/wp-plugins/simply-exclude/simply-exclude-2.0.6-Beta1.zip](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2616987/projects/wp-plugins/simply-exclude/simply-exclude-2.0.6-Beta1.zip)
 * Still working on some other forum posts this morning. But the plugin will not
   change much before release later today.
 * Thanks for bring this to my attention.
 * Paul
 *  Plugin Author [Paul Menard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pmenard/)
 * (@pmenard)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-offset-error-after-php-upgrade/#post-3400443)
 * Released 2.0.6 this morning. Should resolve your issues. Thanks.

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 * Last reply from: [Paul Menard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pmenard/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-offset-error-after-php-upgrade/#post-3400443)
 * Status: resolved