Title: PHP 8 compatability error
Last modified: August 20, 2024

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# PHP 8 compatability error

 *  [lancefrenchcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lancefrenchcom/)
 * (@lancefrenchcom)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-8-compatability-error/)
 * This plugin will not work on higher than PHPv7.4 as “create_function” is no longer
   supported.
 * To fix….
 * In the plugin folder, the file: responsive-posts-widget.php
 * Change This…
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_action('widgets_init', create_function('', 'return register_widget("responsive_posts");'));
       ```
   
 * To This
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_action ( 'widgets_init', 'responsive_posts' );		function responsive_posts() {		return register_widget('responsive_posts');		}
       ```
   
 * And you should be good to go.

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 * Last activity: [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-8-compatability-error/)
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