Title: Plugin showing error in PHP 8.0
Last modified: March 2, 2023

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# Plugin showing error in PHP 8.0

 *  Resolved [jaimini27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaimini27/)
 * (@jaimini27)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-working-in-php-8-0/)
 * I have updated the PHP version from 7.4 to 8.0 and It is showing a fatal error
 * Error: 
   **Fatal error**: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot access offset of type string
   on string in wp-content/plugins/simple-sitemap-pro/api/classes/upgrade.php:83
   Stack trace: #0 wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(308): WPGO_Plugins\Plugin_Framework\
   Upgrade_FW->upgrade_routine(”) #1 wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(332): WP_Hook-
   >apply_filters(NULL, Array) #2 wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action(
   Array) #3 wp-settings.php(480): do_action(‘plugins_loaded’) #4 wp-config.php(
   97): require_once(‘wp-set…’) #5 wp-load.php(50): require_once(‘wp-con…’) #6 wp-
   admin/admin.php(34): require_once(‘wp-loa…’) #7 wp-admin/plugins.php(10): require_once(‘
   wp-adm…’) #8 {main} thrown in **wp-content/plugins/simple-sitemap-pro/api/classes/
   upgrade.php** on line **83**
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by [jaimini27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaimini27/).

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 *  Plugin Author [David Gwyer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgwyer/)
 * (@dgwyer)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-working-in-php-8-0/#post-16532135)
 * Thanks for reporting. I’ll take a look as a matter or priority.
 *  Plugin Author [David Gwyer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgwyer/)
 * (@dgwyer)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-working-in-php-8-0/#post-16555166)
 * After doing some testing I found no issues with the plugin and PHP 8.0. I installed
   on a clean site running PHP 8.0.
 * It may be an issue with the upgrade process itself. I’d recommend deleting the
   plugin, and installing again (rather than trying to upgrade). Hope this helps!

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-working-in-php-8-0/#post-16555166)
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