Title: PHP Warnings After Update
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# PHP Warnings After Update

 *  [dkseigler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dkseigler/)
 * (@dkseigler)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warnings-after-update/)
 * Since I updated my Genesis plugin last Friday, my site is now displaying several
   PHP Warnings. For example:
 * Warning: Illegal string offset ‘name’ in /home6/cfublogc/public_html/freeu/wp-
   content/plugins/genesis-simple-sidebars/plugin.php on line 105
 * Warning: Illegal string offset ‘description’ in /home6/cfublogc/public_html/freeu/
   wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-sidebars/plugin.php on line 107
 * I have had to disable the plugin for the moment. Can you please update me when
   you have a solution for this issue?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-simple-sidebars/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-simple-sidebars/)

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 *  [vitameatavegalyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vitameatavegalyn/)
 * (@vitameatavegalyn)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warnings-after-update/#post-6931452)
 * Exact same issue here….
 *  [Jonathan Wilson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrjonwilson/)
 * (@mrjonwilson)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warnings-after-update/#post-6931582)
 * Same here. :-/
 *  [daveyank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daveyank/)
 * (@daveyank)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warnings-after-update/#post-6931598)
 * Same issue here. Site is in debug mode but still, plugins should be clean.
 *  [daveyank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daveyank/)
 * (@daveyank)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warnings-after-update/#post-6931599)
 * After a bit of digging, I found this solution that worked for me: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-offset-13?replies=3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-offset-13?replies=3)
   Note: It will delete your existing sidebars.

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 * 4 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [daveyank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daveyank/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warnings-after-update/#post-6931599)
 * Status: not resolved