Title: Update problems
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Update problems

 *  [muzza65](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muzza65/)
 * (@muzza65)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-problems-12/)
 * When I hit the update button, even if I have not done any editing I get this.
 * Warning: Illegal string offset ‘type’ in /home1/muzza65/public_html/wp-content/
   themes/thesis_17b3/lib/admin/options_post.php on line 159
 * Is there any thing that can be done

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 *  Moderator [Jose Castaneda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcastaneda/)
 * (@jcastaneda)
 * THEME COFFEE MONKEY
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-problems-12/#post-4931876)
 * That looks to be a theme related issue. Have you tried contacting the theme’s
   developer about it?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-problems-12/#post-4931877)
 * Try:
    – switching to the default theme automatically by renaming your current
   theme’s folder inside wp-content/themes and adding “-old” to the end of the folder
   name using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management
   application your host provides.
 * – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or phpMyAdmin.
 * – re-uploading all files & folders – **except** the wp-content folder and the
   wp-config.php & root .htaccess files – from a **fresh** download of WordPress.
   Make sure that you delete the old copies of files & folder before uploading the
   new ones.
 * – running the upgrade manually via wp-admin/upgrade.php
 *  Thread Starter [muzza65](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muzza65/)
 * (@muzza65)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-problems-12/#post-4932021)
 * Thanks for your help, looks like i’ll have to get some one off elance to do it
   as some what above my level of expertise.
 *  Moderator [Jose Castaneda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcastaneda/)
 * (@jcastaneda)
 * THEME COFFEE MONKEY
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-problems-12/#post-4932023)
 * You don’t have to go that route just yet.
 * Where does the error happen? Is it visible just on the Admin side? Is the site
   still functioning? If the site is still appearing properly then it means you 
   have a plugin/theme issue. Try switching to the default theme, as esmi stated,
   and try deactivating all the plugins. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [muzza65](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muzza65/)
 * (@muzza65)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-problems-12/#post-4932034)
 * Thanks for that, will try that now. The site is displaying fine. will deactivate
   the plugins now.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [muzza65](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muzza65/)
 * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-problems-12/#post-4932034)
 * Status: not resolved

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