Title: Version 7.4.2 Warning strpos(): Empty needle
Last modified: May 11, 2018

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# Version 7.4.2 Warning strpos(): Empty needle

 *  Resolved [michaelnorth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelnorth/)
 * (@michaelnorth)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-7-4-2-warning-strpos-empty-needle/)
 * Hi,
 * The latest version, 7.4.2. immediately throws this error in debug. I’m running
   the latest version of WP, latest GeneratePress theme, and NO other plugins for
   testing purposes on this development site.
 * Warning: strpos(): Empty needle in /home/callseiko/public_html/wp-content/plugins/
   wordpress-seo/admin/class-database-proxy.php on line 44
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fversion-7-4-2-warning-strpos-empty-needle%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Jerlyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerparx/)
 * (@jerparx)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-7-4-2-warning-strpos-empty-needle/#post-10272519)
 * We apologize for the inconvenience. This issue has been [reported](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/9618)
   to our developers and the fix will be included in the upcoming Yoast SEO 7.6.
 *  [xflow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xflow/)
 * (@xflow)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-7-4-2-warning-strpos-empty-needle/#post-10298006)
 * Having the same problem.
 * VERY annoying, for paying customers to have such a wonderful error message being
   visible to everyone visiting the website…
 * Using Yoast 7.5.1 as well as latest WP version.
 *  Thread Starter [michaelnorth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelnorth/)
 * (@michaelnorth)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-7-4-2-warning-strpos-empty-needle/#post-10299844)
 * A bit of feedback. This is the second significant error that Yoast has displayed
   in the last few weeks. Yoast developers: Maybe it’s time to slow things down?
   There’s no really rush is there? I for one value stability over new features.
   It takes time to test. Everyone understands that. So please consider slowing 
   down the development pace and test more thoroughly. Thank you.
    -  This reply was modified 8 years ago by [michaelnorth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelnorth/).
 *  [TiagoGouvea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiagogouvea/)
 * (@tiagogouvea)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-7-4-2-warning-strpos-empty-needle/#post-10303385)
 * Replace (or copy the content) of file /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/admin/
   class-database-proxy.php to that: [https://gist.github.com/TiagoGouvea/1938dcb48e650b3d7602d23ae65f6ccf](https://gist.github.com/TiagoGouvea/1938dcb48e650b3d7602d23ae65f6ccf)
 * It will fix the error.
 *  [lenmar29](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lenmar29/)
 * (@lenmar29)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-7-4-2-warning-strpos-empty-needle/#post-10313982)
 * I got this message on top of my homepage.
 * Warning: strpos(): Empty needle in /home/mallinab/public_html/wp-content/plugins/
   wordpress-seo/frontend/class-frontend.php on line 556
 * Need help or suggestion to fix it.
 *  [samisraeli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samisraeli/)
 * (@samisraeli)
 * [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-7-4-2-warning-strpos-empty-needle/#post-10385470)
 * It happens also in version 7.6.1
    “PHP message: PHP Warning: strpos(): Empty 
   needle in /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/frontend/class-frontend.php on line
   556

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