Title: PHP Error: Undefined variable: button … on line 448 Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # PHP Error: Undefined variable: button … on line 448 * Resolved [Courtney Fantinato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ridingforlife/) * (@ridingforlife) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-undefined-variable-button-on-line-448/) * Hello, * I am using the PHP from this tutorial ([http://www.jacobtomlinson.co.uk/2013/03/17/using-the-addthis-share-buttons-wordpress-plugin-in-a-custom-theme/](http://www.jacobtomlinson.co.uk/2013/03/17/using-the-addthis-share-buttons-wordpress-plugin-in-a-custom-theme/)) so I can place the share buttons where I want in my template. * However, the share buttons are not showing up and when I turn on WP debugging I get this error: * _Notice: Undefined variable: button in …/plugins/addthis/addthis\_social\_widget. php on line 448_ * Can this PHP error in the plugin be fixed in an update please? I am using the latest version of the plugin (3.5.3). * Thanks! * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/addthis/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/addthis/) Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Thread Starter [Courtney Fantinato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ridingforlife/) * (@ridingforlife) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-undefined-variable-button-on-line-448/#post-4305132) * Hello, * I just updated the plugin to 3.5.4 and can confirm that the following error from the plugin is still appearing: * _Notice: Undefined variable: button in …/plugins/addthis/addthis\_social\_widget. php on line 448_ * Thread Starter [Courtney Fantinato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ridingforlife/) * (@ridingforlife) * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-undefined-variable-button-on-line-448/#post-4305199) * So I am having to revert back to 3.5.1, as that version seems to work. * I believe this issue is the same thing: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/build-your-own-social-media-buttons-not-appearing-at-the-bottom-of-posts?replies=3](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/build-your-own-social-media-buttons-not-appearing-at-the-bottom-of-posts?replies=3) * [Srijith V](https://wordpress.org/support/users/srijithv/) * (@srijithv) * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-undefined-variable-button-on-line-448/#post-4305203) * [@courtney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/courtney/): Yes, it’s the same issue and we are working out a fix for it. Keep checking that thread, and we will share a beta version of the plugin with the fix there. * Thread Starter [Courtney Fantinato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ridingforlife/) * (@ridingforlife) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-undefined-variable-button-on-line-448/#post-4305219) * Hi srijith.v, * I have just updated to 3.5.6 and this issue, reported over a month ago, is still a problem. * When will a fix be released? I am stuck at 3.5.1 and to be at 3.5.6 without a resolution is very very disappointing. * Thanks * Thread Starter [Courtney Fantinato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ridingforlife/) * (@ridingforlife) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-undefined-variable-button-on-line-448/#post-4305223) * Two months now, is there any resolution to this? * Considering looking at other options at this point… * Thread Starter [Courtney Fantinato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ridingforlife/) * (@ridingforlife) * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-undefined-variable-button-on-line-448/#post-4305230) * [@srijith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/srijith/).v * I am still getting this same PHP error after upgrading from 3.5.1 to the latest, 3.5.9: * **Notice: Undefined variable: button in …/plugins/addthis/addthis_social_widget. php on line 447** * It shows up on the front-end in place of the social icons. * Any help here? * Thread Starter [Courtney Fantinato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ridingforlife/) * (@ridingforlife) * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-undefined-variable-button-on-line-448/#post-4305231) * Comparing to version 3.5.1, the variable $button is inside of an IF statement that doesn’t exist in 3.5.1: * **if (isset($options[‘type’]) && $options[‘type’] != ‘custom_string’) { … }** * Is there a NEW option for the array in **do_action( ‘addthis_widget’, get_permalink(), get_the_title(), array(…));** ??? * ETA: Simply adding **type => ‘custom’** to the array stops the error. It also works empty. Looks like the article I linked to above was also updated for this. * Thread Starter [Courtney Fantinato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ridingforlife/) * (@ridingforlife) * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-undefined-variable-button-on-line-448/#post-4305232) * I’m going to mark this as resolved… Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘PHP Error: Undefined variable: button … on line 448’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/addthis_70cced.svg) * [WordPress Share Buttons Plugin – AddThis](https://wordpress.org/plugins/addthis/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/addthis/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/addthis/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/addthis/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/addthis/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/addthis/reviews/) ## Tags * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/) * 8 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Courtney Fantinato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ridingforlife/) * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-undefined-variable-button-on-line-448/#post-4305232) * Status: resolved