SSP upgrading php crashed site

My Web Host informed me that my php 8.1 version is being deprecated. I can still use this version for now, but they want to charge me. I upgraded the version to PHP 8.2 and, of course, got the message that it was an issue. My host said that php 8.2 is being deprecated in March.

So if anyone knows of a solution. We have enjoyed this plugin for interacting with our Castos account, and hope there is a PHP 8.4 fix in place.

Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin v3.14.2, Speakers v1.2.0 stats v1.8.0 transcripts v1.2.0

Here is what’s in the debug.log.

[11-Feb-2026 16:52:40 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property Buy_Me_A_Coffee_Admin::$view is deprecated in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/buymeacoffee/admin/class-buy-me-a-coffee-admin.php on line 58 [11-Feb-2026 16:52:40 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mb_strtolower() in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/autoloader.php:13 Stack trace: #0 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/php/includes/ssp-functions.php(17): {closure}() #1 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/seriously-simple-transcripts.php(34): ssp_transcripts() #2 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-settings.php(560): include_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #3 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-config.php(99): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #4 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-load.php(50): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #5 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-blog-header.php(13): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #6 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/index.php(17): require(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #7 {main} thrown in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/autoloader.php on line 13 [11-Feb-2026 16:52:43 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property Buy_Me_A_Coffee_Admin::$view is deprecated in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/buymeacoffee/admin/class-buy-me-a-coffee-admin.php on line 58 [11-Feb-2026 16:52:44 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mb_strtolower() in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/autoloader.php:13 Stack trace: #0 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/php/includes/ssp-functions.php(17): {closure}() #1 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/seriously-simple-transcripts.php(34): ssp_transcripts() #2 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-settings.php(560): include_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #3 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-config.php(99): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #4 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-load.php(50): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #5 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-blog-header.php(13): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #6 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/index.php(17): require(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #7 {main} thrown in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/autoloader.php on line 13 [11-Feb-2026 16:52:50 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property Buy_Me_A_Coffee_Admin::$view is deprecated in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/buymeacoffee/admin/class-buy-me-a-coffee-admin.php on line 58 [11-Feb-2026 16:52:50 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mb_strtolower() in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/autoloader.php:13 Stack trace: #0 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/php/includes/ssp-functions.php(17): {closure}() #1 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/seriously-simple-transcripts.php(34): ssp_transcripts() #2 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-settings.php(560): include_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #3 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-config.php(99): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #4 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-load.php(50): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #5 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-blog-header.php(13): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #6 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/index.php(17): require(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #7 {main} thrown in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/autoloader.php on line 13 [11-Feb-2026 16:53:33 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property Buy_Me_A_Coffee_Admin::$view is deprecated in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/buymeacoffee/admin/class-buy-me-a-coffee-admin.php on line 58 [11-Feb-2026 16:53:33 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mb_strtolower() in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/autoloader.php:13 Stack trace: #0 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/php/includes/ssp-functions.php(17): {closure}() #1 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/seriously-simple-transcripts.php(34): ssp_transcripts() #2 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-settings.php(560): include_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #3 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-config.php(99): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #4 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-load.php(50): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #5 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-blog-header.php(13): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #6 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/index.php(17): require(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #7 {main} thrown in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/autoloader.php on line 13 [11-Feb-2026 16:54:08 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property Buy_Me_A_Coffee_Admin::$view is deprecated in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/buymeacoffee/admin/class-buy-me-a-coffee-admin.php on line 58 [11-Feb-2026 16:54:09 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mb_strtolower() in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/autoloader.php:13 Stack trace: #0 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/php/includes/ssp-functions.php(17): {closure}() #1 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/seriously-simple-transcripts.php(34): ssp_transcripts() #2 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-settings.php(560): include_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #3 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-config.php(99): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #4 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-load.php(50): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #5 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-blog-header.php(13): require_once(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #6 /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/index.php(17): require(‘/home/if2dt7bdk…’) #7 {main} thrown in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-transcripts/autoloader.php on line 13 [11-Feb-2026 16:56:57 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Optional parameter $fields_name declared before required parameter $object_type is implicitly treated as a required parameter in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/speakpipe-voicemail-for-websites/fields.php on line 9 [11-Feb-2026 16:56:58 UTC] PHP Notice: Function WP_Scripts::add was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. The script with the handle “wp-mediaelement” was enqueued with dependencies that are not registered: mediaelement. Please see <a href=”https://developer.ww.wp.xz.cn/advanced-administration/debug/debug-wordpress/”>Debugging in WordPress</a> for more information. (This message was added in version 6.9.1.) in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131 [11-Feb-2026 16:57:00 UTC] PHP Notice: Function add_submenu_page was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. The seventh parameter passed to <code>add_submenu_page()</code> should be numeric representing menu position. Please see <a href=”https://developer.ww.wp.xz.cn/advanced-administration/debug/debug-wordpress/”>Debugging in WordPress</a> for more information. (This message was added in version 5.3.0.) in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131 [11-Feb-2026 16:57:15 UTC] PHP Notice: Function WP_Scripts::add was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. The script with the handle “wp-mediaelement” was enqueued with dependencies that are not registered: mediaelement. Please see <a href=”https://developer.ww.wp.xz.cn/advanced-administration/debug/debug-wordpress/”>Debugging in WordPress</a> for more information. (This message was added in version 6.9.1.) in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131 [11-Feb-2026 16:57:19 UTC] PHP Notice: Function add_submenu_page was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. The seventh parameter passed to <code>add_submenu_page()</code> should be numeric representing menu position. Please see <a href=”https://developer.ww.wp.xz.cn/advanced-administration/debug/debug-wordpress/”>Debugging in WordPress</a> for more information. (This message was added in version 5.3.0.) in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131 [11-Feb-2026 16:57:37 UTC] PHP Notice: Function add_submenu_page was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. The seventh parameter passed to <code>add_submenu_page()</code> should be numeric representing menu position. Please see <a href=”https://developer.ww.wp.xz.cn/advanced-administration/debug/debug-wordpress/”>Debugging in WordPress</a> for more information. (This message was added in version 5.3.0.) in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131 [11-Feb-2026 16:57:37 UTC] PHP Warning: Undefined array key “speakpipe_id” in /home/if2dt7bdkaqc/public_html/totalconundrum.com/wp-content/plugins/speakpipe-voicemail-for-websites/speakpipe.php on line 50

Thanks for any help on this issue.

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