Title: Recent Update breaks plugin
Last modified: February 25, 2026

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# Recent Update breaks plugin

 *  [HeatherMA](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heatherma/)
 * (@heatherma)
 * [3 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-update-breaks-plugin/)
 * [event] shortcode returns console errors with illegal content returned with the
   JSON response – looks like it’s returning an html error message. Totally broken
   our site.

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 *  [suncoastorienteering](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suncoastorienteering/)
 * (@suncoastorienteering)
 * [3 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-update-breaks-plugin/#post-18833621)
 * I have the same problem!
 *  [suncoastorienteering](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suncoastorienteering/)
 * (@suncoastorienteering)
 * [3 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-update-breaks-plugin/#post-18833736)
 * WordPress helped to rollback (restore) the website before the WPEM plug-in update(
   3.3.3) from yesterday. Sent WPEM tech support a ticket to fix their plug-in.
 *  [bnbarbour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bnbarbour/)
 * (@bnbarbour)
 * [3 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-update-breaks-plugin/#post-18833748)
 * Running into the same issue.
 *  [suncoastorienteering](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suncoastorienteering/)
 * (@suncoastorienteering)
 * [3 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-update-breaks-plugin/#post-18833751)
 * WPEM used to be responsive with chat tech support, but now that you have to submit
   a “ticket” it can take a long time (days) for them to respond to fix an issue.
   They need to fix the 3.3.3 plug-in issue as soon as possible and advise everyone!
 *  [Commandrea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/commandrea/)
 * (@commandrea)
 * [3 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-update-breaks-plugin/#post-18833790)
 * Update causes site to break: “There has been a critical error on this website.”
   
   [View version 3.3.3 details](https://ewmediagroup.com/wp-admin/plugin-install.php?tab=plugin-information&plugin=wp-event-manager&section=changelog&TB_iframe=true&width=772&height=768)
   or [update now](https://ewmediagroup.com/wp-admin/update.php?action=upgrade-plugin&plugin=wp-event-manager%2Fwp-event-manager.php&_wpnonce=d8a6b2308f).
 *  Thread Starter [HeatherMA](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heatherma/)
 * (@heatherma)
 * [3 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-update-breaks-plugin/#post-18834698)
 * For those who are using their own versions of the templates – they have changed
   the naming structure of their functions so the templates will cause a fatal error
   unless you update them.
 *  [anu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anugupta-1/)
 * (@anugupta-1)
 * [3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-update-breaks-plugin/#post-18840482)
 * Just encountered this issue. This change isn’t even mentioned in the changelogs
   and it’s a breaking change. Functions like get_event_start_date() are now prefixed
   with wpem_.
   Quite unforgiveable to do this in a minor update with zero disclosure

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