Title: PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: explode() Last modified: June 28, 2025 --- # PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: explode() * [Amanda Giles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shedonist/) * (@shedonist) * [10 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-fatal-error-uncaught-typeerror-explode/) * I’m getting this error on my site on a fairly regular basis: * PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: explode(): Argument #2 ($string) must be of type string, array given in /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/responsive- lightbox/includes/class-frontend.php:802 * I’m not sure which page it’s happening on, but it looks like an Elementor page– yet all the ones I’ve looked at don’t seem to use a WP Media widget . like indicated in the stack. I’m wondering if anyone has seen this or has any idea how to resolve it. The full error chain is: * [28-Jun-2025 15:47:15 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: explode(): Argument# 2 ($string) must be of type string, array given in /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/ plugins/responsive-lightbox/includes/class-frontend.php:802 Stack trace: **0**/ xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/responsive-lightbox/includes/class-frontend. php(802): explode() **1** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/responsive-lightbox/ includes/functions.php(43): Responsive_Lightbox_Frontend->get_gallery_shortcode_images()** 2** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/responsive-lightbox/includes/class-frontend. php(2187): rl_get_gallery_shortcode_images() **3** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/ class-wp-hook.php(326): Responsive_Lightbox_Frontend->basic_slider_gallery_shortcode()** 4** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/plugin.php(205): WP_Hook->apply_filters() **5**/ xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/media.php(2708): apply_filters() **6** /xxx-hidden- xxx/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-media-gallery.php(129): gallery_shortcode()** 7** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-media.php(257): WP_Widget_Media_Gallery- >render_media() **8** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/widgets/ wordpress.php(284): WP_Widget_Media->widget() **9** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/ plugins/elementor/includes/base/controls-stack.php(2374): Elementor\Widget_WordPress- >render() **10** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/base/widget- base.php(636): Elementor\Controls_Stack->render_by_mode() **11** /xxx-hidden- xxx/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/base/widget-base.php(774): Elementor\ Widget_Base->render_content() **12** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/elementor/ includes/base/element-base.php(492): Elementor\Widget_Base->print_content() ** 13** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/base/element-base. php(1453): Elementor\Element_Base->print_element() **14** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp- content/plugins/elementor/includes/base/element-base.php(492): Elementor\Element_Base- >print_content() **15** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/ base/element-base.php(1453): Elementor\Element_Base->print_element() **16** / xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/base/element-base.php(492): Elementor\Element_Base->print_content() **17** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/ elementor/core/base/document.php(1895): Elementor\Element_Base->print_element()** 18** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/elementor/core/base/document.php(1811): Elementor\Core\Base\Document->do_print_elements() **19** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/ plugins/elementor/core/base/document.php(1208): Elementor\Core\Base\Document- >print_elements() **20** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/ frontend.php(1201): Elementor\Core\Base\Document->print_elements_with_wrapper()** 21** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/frontend.php(1096): Elementor\Frontend->get_builder_content() **22** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/ class-wp-hook.php(324): Elementor\Frontend->apply_builder_in_content() **23**/ xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/plugin.php(205): WP_Hook->apply_filters() **24** / xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/post-template.php(256): apply_filters() **25** /xxx- hidden-xxx/wp-content/themes/nhbm/template-parts/content-model-yachting.php(39): the_content() **26** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/template.php(812): require(‘/ home/nhbmorg/p…’) **27** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/template.php(745): load_template()** 28** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/general-template.php(206): locate_template()** 29** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/themes/nhbm/single-model-yachting-news.php(18): get_template_part() **30** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-includes/template-loader.php(106): include(‘/home/nhbmorg/p…’) **31** /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-blog-header.php(19): require_once(‘/ home/nhbmorg/p…’) **32** /xxx-hidden-xxx/index.php(17): require(‘/home/nhbmorg/ p…’) **33** {main} thrown in /xxx-hidden-xxx/wp-content/plugins/responsive-lightbox/ includes/class-frontend.php on line 802 - This topic was modified 10 months, 4 weeks ago by [Amanda Giles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shedonist/). 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